[CH] OT Tomato Emergency
T. Matthew Evans (matt.evans@ce.gatech.edu)
Wed, 20 Jun 2001 09:58:28 -0400
Hi All --
Apology up front for the OT post, but I know many people on the list grow
tomatoes in addition to their chiles, so I was hoping for some love here....
I currently have 14 tomato plants -- 12 in the ground and 2 in containers.
About 8 different varieties total. Recently (the last day or so) the tops
of two of them (different varieties, not next to each other) have started to
wilt and droop badly. It is worse during the heat of the day (I'm in
Atlanta). The soil is moist, I haven't noticed any bugs on the plants, and
they are otherwise healthy (i.e., fruit-bearing).
Could this be tomato blight? If so, what can be done? If not, what could
it be? Do I need to remove the (diseased?) plants and throw them away
(i.e., not compost them)?
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Matt
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