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What is wrong with my tomato plants?
Posted on 5/13/25 at 7:25 am
Posted on 5/13/25 at 7:25 am
I live in Prairieville. We've had a lot of rain lately. I have a 1 gal/hr dripper set to run 45 mins twice a day (7am & 2 pm). I'm going to test the soil pH when I get home.
This post was edited on 5/13/25 at 7:27 am
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Posted on 5/13/25 at 7:33 am to AaronDeTiger
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45 mins twice a day (7am & 2 pm)
Sounds like too much water.
Posted on 5/13/25 at 9:28 am to AaronDeTiger
The PH is off and too much water. Don't worry about the leaf damage, those are leaf miners. I would sprinkle some calcium nitrate(1 tbs every 2 weeks) around the soil and water it in. That also helps with blossom end rot and the plant will green up nice. I would try the CN first, that might cure everything with the PH after it dries out more.
Posted on 5/13/25 at 3:09 pm to RadRob
Water once a day in the morning
Posted on 5/13/25 at 3:53 pm to Stexas
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Sounds like too much water.
Posted on 5/13/25 at 4:24 pm to AaronDeTiger
Like others have said prob need to let its feet dry a bit. Also have some leaf miner larvae damage on some of the leaves. What was your fertility program to date?
Posted on 5/13/25 at 5:58 pm to AaronDeTiger
I have found that the less I do to "help" my tomatoes, the better they do.
It's counterintuitive but that's been my experience.
It's counterintuitive but that's been my experience.
Posted on 5/13/25 at 7:32 pm to deeprig9
I'd think it' too much water. We are not in the 90s yet.
Posted on 5/13/25 at 7:35 pm to AaronDeTiger
Way, way too much water. I have my drip set for 10 mins first thing in the morning at 1gph and with all this rain even that is too much.
Apply a balanced fertilizer as soon as you can, something that reads 10-10-10 or similar. Containers especially will leech nutrients pretty quick when a lot of water is running through them. A small amount of fertilizer frequently is better than a lot infrequently.
Apply a balanced fertilizer as soon as you can, something that reads 10-10-10 or similar. Containers especially will leech nutrients pretty quick when a lot of water is running through them. A small amount of fertilizer frequently is better than a lot infrequently.
This post was edited on 5/13/25 at 7:37 pm
Posted on 5/13/25 at 7:50 pm to TheDrunkenTigah
too much water 
Posted on 5/14/25 at 9:56 am to AaronDeTiger
The little dead trails on the leaves is leaf miners. It looks like you also need a little chelated iron
Posted on 5/14/25 at 4:44 pm to AaronDeTiger
Leaf miners.
It’s a pest. Almost killed my plants.
Go to Lowe’s and get insecticide and spray the shite out of them
It’s a pest. Almost killed my plants.
Go to Lowe’s and get insecticide and spray the shite out of them
Posted on 5/17/25 at 5:28 pm to AaronDeTiger
Check your soil temp. If it’s above 100, your nitrogen is too high. Keep watering and it will come down eventually.
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