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What is wrong with my tomato plants?
Posted on 5/19/20 at 5:26 pm
Posted on 5/19/20 at 5:26 pm
Bush Goliaths in containers. They have grown like crazy, starting to blossom and a few small tomatoes. Noticed leaf curl about a week ago. What can I do? Thanks.
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Posted on 5/19/20 at 5:34 pm to mouton
Are you watering it consistently? I believe sometimes leaf curl can happen if the watering isn't very consistent, especially in hot and dry environments. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong. Also, looks like pot is on concrete, if in a hot area, I'd take it and put it on grass.
I see you have 2 boards under it, didn't notice at first.
I see you have 2 boards under it, didn't notice at first.
This post was edited on 5/19/20 at 5:35 pm
Posted on 5/19/20 at 5:42 pm to mouton
There's tons of videos on leaf curl in tomatoes and most say it is not really an issue to be concerned with. Most of the time it's due to leaves curling to conserve water since they respire from the underside of the leaf.
It could also be due to heat or windy conditions, both nothing to really worry about.
It could also be due to heat or windy conditions, both nothing to really worry about.
Posted on 5/19/20 at 8:18 pm to gumbo2176
Thanks. I actually think I may have been overwatering as my pots weren’t draining well. I’ve since cut more drainage holes. Hopefully it’s no big deal because they had seemed to be doing really well.
Posted on 5/19/20 at 8:34 pm to mouton
Due to my keen, almost unbelievable, powers of observation, I think you may have a blue jay problem.
Posted on 5/19/20 at 8:42 pm to gumbo2176
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not really an issue to be concerned with.
I had an early Girl that looked pretty bad with all the leaf curl about a month ago. Now its really big and producing tomatoes and no leaf curl.
Posted on 5/19/20 at 8:56 pm to jeffsdad
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Due to my keen, almost unbelievable, powers of observation, I think you may have a blue jay problem.
Posted on 5/19/20 at 10:59 pm to Zappas Stache
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I had an early Girl that looked pretty bad with all the leaf curl about a month ago. Now its really big and producing tomatoes and no leaf curl.
Did you change anything?
Posted on 5/20/20 at 7:14 am to mouton
You need to take out some of the suckers at the bottom of the plants.
Posted on 5/20/20 at 8:22 am to mouton
Your plants look healthy, so I think this is heat stress. If you have an IR gun you check check your leaf temp. Tomatoes reduce photosynthesis at 80 degree leaf temp and start to get really stressed at 95.
It it better that you move them to a place where they get afternoon shade in the hottest part of the day. It is worth the trade off of sunlight for cooler temps.
It it better that you move them to a place where they get afternoon shade in the hottest part of the day. It is worth the trade off of sunlight for cooler temps.
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