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Burned my tomato plants
Posted on 4/30/18 at 4:13 pm
Posted on 4/30/18 at 4:13 pm
Did a soil sample. Was calcium low. Guy at Cleggs told me to put a table spoon of calcium nitrate around them every two weeks. Best looking plants I ever had until this morning. The leaves are burnt pretty good and the fruit are getting brown spots. Is there anything I can do?
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Posted on 4/30/18 at 4:17 pm to lsushelly
ETA: water heavily for a few days to try to flush the excess calcium nitrate out of the soil. Then resume normal watering. Wait to see if they recover.
ETA2: Bone meal is a good calcium source, but it is a slow release. Amend the dirt with bone meal before planting next time.
This post was edited on 4/30/18 at 4:24 pm
Posted on 4/30/18 at 4:32 pm to lsushelly
Did the Calcium Nitrate have direct contact with the plants?
Posted on 4/30/18 at 4:35 pm to LSUlefty
No. Just sprinkled it around them and covered it up. This was the second application in a month
Posted on 4/30/18 at 4:39 pm to lsushelly
It shouldn't have burned them then
Posted on 4/30/18 at 4:41 pm to LSUlefty
Well something happened. They look terrible
Posted on 4/30/18 at 4:47 pm to windshieldman
What is that?
Posted on 4/30/18 at 4:52 pm to windshieldman
Googled blight. Looks like that's what it is. So I guess I'm screwed
Posted on 4/30/18 at 5:02 pm to lsushelly
You plant all the same variety?
Posted on 4/30/18 at 5:13 pm to Geauxtiga
Creole, celebrity and Cherokee purple
Posted on 4/30/18 at 5:17 pm to lsushelly
Celebrity is usually resistant to disease. Do you water with a sprinkler or drip hose and how often?
This post was edited on 4/30/18 at 5:18 pm
Posted on 4/30/18 at 5:20 pm to LSUlefty
The celebrity looks the worse. Small raised box only seven plants. Water with a watering can about every other day
Posted on 4/30/18 at 6:02 pm to lsushelly
Don't water the leaves, just the roots.
Posted on 4/30/18 at 6:09 pm to LSUlefty
That's what I do. Never water the leaves
Posted on 4/30/18 at 6:14 pm to lsushelly
quote:Dang, raised beds are also supposed to help against blight. Sounds like you were very unlucky.
Small raised box only seven plants
What I'm wondering is how long will iit stay in the soil? I'm assuming planting more plants would still make them susceptible to it??
Posted on 4/30/18 at 6:27 pm to Geauxtiga
Yeah I don't know. First time having this problem. Been making great tomatoes for years
Posted on 4/30/18 at 7:10 pm to lsushelly
Do you have lower limbs toward the base that hang low to the soil? If so cut them close to the base without injuring the plant.
Posted on 4/30/18 at 7:20 pm to lsuson
Ok. I'm gonna do that. Hope you're right
Posted on 4/30/18 at 7:28 pm to lsuson
quote:Great suggestion. Will keep rain/water droplets from splashing from soil-borne (as blight is) onto plant.
Do you have lower limbs toward the base that hang low to the soil? If so cut them close to the base without injuring the plant.
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