Is this the dreaded "B" word???

[Growing4twins]

Im hoping it isnt the "B" word  :-\



If it is  :'( Will it spread to my other toms & spuds & how fast??

If it isnt :) Thenany idea what it is ???

Cheers guys  ;D

[Growing4twins]

[RobinOfTheHood]

I'm no expert, but in my experience it hits the leaves and stems before the fruit, so my guess would be no...... :)

Blossom end rot?

[OllieC]

^^^ I agree, plus it tends to mostly hit the stalk end of the fruit  first so it's probably not... Also agree that I don't know what it is!

[Growing4twins]

Hmmm, the leaves on this plant aren't in the best shape, but saying that the leaves on my toms always go yellow/brown (i 4get to water them) so im never sure if it is blight.  The plot thickens, i just hope it doesnt effect the rest of my toms.  Thx for responding :)

[RobinOfTheHood]

Nah, for this time of year the leaves are in pretty good shape. Definitely not blight in my opinion.

[Growing4twins]

Well in the morning im gonna remove these toms & hope the rest of them are ok.

[Jeannine]

Blossom |End Rot..it doesn't spread and usually only affects the first tomatoes on the vine.XX Jeannine

[gazza1960]

no expert,but just hope your Toms, stems,folaige  dont resemble the above.

Our whole allotment has been dessimated over the last few days,so I pray its anything but...the dreaded "B"

gazza1960

[Growing4twins]

Oh Gazza, im gutted for you hun :(  Thankfully my toms are looking nothing like that.  It looks so terrible, are your spuds ok??

[gazza1960]

I checked our remaining Tommies in the GH,and after snipping off what looked like "B" the rest of the Sunrise,and Cherry toms seem ok...famous last words though.

The rest of the allotment this morning was getting well bashed up by the winds and rain,so I just sat in our shed
and done meself a bacon and egg roll and a cuppa.

Then picked a few more Beets for pickling today.

No,I guess the "B" arrived recently as all of our early and late tatters were fantastic and we have 6 assorted
hessian bags in the shed ful of em.

There are a few angry plot holders,all pointing fingers about accusing each other of not removing the Blighted
tommy vines intime before the winds blew the spores onto other areas of the allotment,but to be honest its our 1st proper season so we are virgins when it comes to deseases and only react when our neighbours shout....dig that up mate it looks dodgy.....just a learning curve I guess.


Gazza1960

[brown thumb]

 gosh i havent done that for months cooked my self a egg and bacon down at the lotty making me want to brave the weather and go just to do that but would mean getting done up in waterproofs and motoring off(scooter)so i give it a miss and and sit here wishful and wait for the wind and rain ti die down a bit :'(

[Digeroo]

Many sympathies Gazza.  Last two years have been a disaster for me, but so far this year ok  Actually I think you pics are great.  Perhaps one of the leaves and it would a good diagnostic set.   

I will be interesting to know if any of your tomatoes ripen before they get the blight.

[gazza1960]

Ill try and post what happens with the Tommies Digeroo,ive still some on the 3 remaining plants in our Greenhouse and also what happens to those that weve got in the windowsill.

I cant quite make out what bird that is in your avatar....is it one O these at all



I took this down at Shoreham Widewater in Sussex a couple of weeks ago whilst waiting to go fishing on the beach there....Little white Egret sniffing out some brekky.

Gazza

[Growing4twins]

Im glad that ur tato's r ok, ive been watching my last lot very closely this week as it has been very humid.  Fingers crossed they will b ok :/