DISEASED TOMATO PLANTS

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DISEASED TOMATO PLANTS

Asked on 12 Sep, 2008

GROWN EXCELLENT OUTDOOR TOMATO PLANTS (OVER SEVEN FEET TALL WITHOUT FERTILISER}.HOWEVER HALF OF THE PLANTS ARE DYING. THE STEMS GOING COMPLETELY BLACK. Any ideas/

Many thanks

Manuel

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steve
Steve

12 Sep, 2008

 

i think they may have grown to tall, outdoor plants shouldn't grow as tall as the greenhouse ones. how many trusses have these got ?

ronatkinson
Ronatkinson

12 Sep, 2008

 

Almost certainly tomato blight caused by the very wet weather this summer. Indoor plants seem to have escaped the disease because you can control the watering, but with the constant waterlogging of the soil this summer the roots have been deprived of oxygen. This causes the hair roots to die and the plant keels over.

spritzhenry
Spritzhenry

12 Sep, 2008

 

Don't compost these plants, which can't be saved. You'll have to burn them or dispose of them in the Council bin (this is OK due to the higher temps they get in their compost making)

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