Subject: [CH] OT Tomato Emergency
byron bromley (byron.bromley@gsd-co.com)
Wed, 20 Jun 2001 12:15:14 -0400
Matt
Peppers are subject to exactly the same thing.
It is not early blight This is a dull yellow leaf with spots. Starts at
the bottom of the plant and works upward. It is an airborne fungi.
Late blight is black, has several
sub-diseases crown rot, leaf rot, stem rot and fruit rot. Or a combination
there of. But Black spots, leaves, stems or fruits are #1 key..
Wilting might be
1. Root knot nematodes, a 1/50th" bug in the roots.
2. Lack of soil tilth to hold moisture. So you are seeing transpiration.
3. Wireworm cutting feeder roots.
L.B.
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