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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: budgiebreeder on May 20, 2004, 16:11:45

Title: One very sick Tomato.
Post by: budgiebreeder on May 20, 2004, 16:11:45

I have looked on the net for what ails this poor thing,as unfortunately it ails several others too and still cant make my mind up what is wrong with it.Any suggestions??(http://img51.photobucket.com/albums/v157/budgiebreeder/sick_tom.jpg)

Title: Re:One very sick Tomato.
Post by: Doris_Pinks on May 20, 2004, 16:18:23

BB, I had tomatoes that did that one year, when I opened up the leaves there were caterpillars all nice n snug in cocoons!! (But I was living in Bda at the time!
Could it be leaf curl? Says in one of my books "the inward curling of young leaves is usually taken as a good sign if they are dark green"  Doesn't explain why tho......sure someone far more knowledgeable than I will give you a definate answer ;D DP

Title: Re:One very sick Tomato.
Post by: budgiebreeder on May 20, 2004, 16:22:39

Oh my dont tell me it's alright Dottiei've already wizzed half a dozen as i been growing them for *ty years and its never happened before.

Title: Re:One very sick Tomato.
Post by: Doris_Pinks on May 20, 2004, 16:26:27

You got time to go to chat?

Title: Re:One very sick Tomato.
Post by: tim on May 20, 2004, 16:36:00

Severe chill - it won't kill them - I reckon!! = Tim

Title: Re:One very sick Tomato.
Post by: Palustris on May 20, 2004, 18:10:34

Definitely more like temperature problems rather than virus, if there are no insects in view.

Title: Re:One very sick Tomato.
Post by: john_miller on May 20, 2004, 23:24:59

I'm inclined to disagree with Tim and Eric. Looks diseased to me, although some cultural notes would change my mind. I would dump them.
I would point out that not all viruses are transmitted by insects so their presence, or absence, is not a measure to go by. Viruses not transmitted by insects includes Tomato Mosaic Virus (which I don't think yours has) as it is to large a RNA chain to enter the plant through the incission made by the sucking mouthparts of aphids or whitefly.

Title: Re:One very sick Tomato.
Post by: campanula on May 21, 2004, 00:57:09

complete novice here. it looks a bit like downy mildew caused by drought stress but this is a wild guess.
Hope it gets well.
cheers suzy

Title: Re:One very sick Tomato.
Post by: john_miller on May 22, 2004, 01:37:51

This is severe downy mildew on tomatoes:
http://www.inra.fr/Internet/Produits/HYP3/images/6033445.jpg
Additionally leaves do not curl up during moisture stress, only during heat stress. I doubt the U.K. has experienced that yet.

Title: Re:One very sick Tomato.
Post by: budgiebreeder on June 08, 2004, 09:14:22

 :) :DThe very sick Tomamto has now grown into one very big and healthy Tomato with many flowers. Wish that i hadnt wizzed the others now :'( :'(