tomato plant leaves

[starting out]

Can anyone please tell me what is wrong with my tomatoes. I lost the whole lot last year to blight and im worried its going to happen again.







Im hoping its just a deficiency but im not experienced enough to be sure.

Thanks for any advice you can give.

[starting out]

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oh I thought I had put 3 images on there but it hasnt worked. I used the img link on the reply bit but its blank. Maybe you could check them in my gallery please.

[campanula]

were these leaves near the bottom of the plant? What time of day did you take the pics? I wouldn't worry.

[manicscousers]

have you got any fruit on them and whereabouts are the leaves, some of the bottom leaves on ours look a bit umpty..I've taken some off, the rest of the plant looks ok, plenty of new growth and tomatoes  :)

[Unwashed]

Here you go:

[Jeannine]

I can offer two possibles, but could be wrong as pictures can be deceiving and sometimes tomato plants do have a purple cast on the leaves without a problem. .

Tomato leaf mould. Purplish brown patches on the underside of the leaf with more yellow ones on the upper, starting with the lower leaves, often a ventilation problem in greenhouses.

Phosphorus deficiency..purple/redish color on leaves, can be  in soil that is too acid or cold,wet soils.

Might be worth looking up some pictures of the above on the net.

XX Jeannine

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The leaves are on the bottom parts of the plants and I took the pictures right before I added them so it was night time.

There are no markings on the bottom on the leaves at all. There is also plenty of fruit on the plants. They are in pots in the greenhouse and in the pots is compost which to be honest is fairly rubbish and doesnt hold moisture. We were edging towards a ventilation problem so have ordered some automatic openings kits but are also more inclined to think its a deficiency.

Thanks for the advice.

[Jeannine]

A seaweed spray would do no harm and would help if  was a phosphorus deficiency.XX Jeannine

[starting out]

Brilliant, thank you very much. Its a trip to St Bees on the agenda I suppose  ;D

[Spudbash]

Yes, I'll go for a seaweed spray, too: I have lots of tomato plants in pots and the ones in soil-based compost have this colouration, whereas the ones in Westland Organic Fruit and Veg compost don't.

:)

[cleo]

A sea weed spray never harms but do remember-the lower leaves on tomatoes do give up and die. They have served their purpose and now it`s time for the upper leaves and fruit to enter the stage.

Lower leaves die-it`s not a disease and it`s not you-it`s a fact of life