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Anonymous on
June 13, 2015Q.Tomato Plants
I planted some tomato plants in my backyard a few weeks back. Someone accidentally poured concrete on them. They mixed some cement for a project and accidentally poured the excess in the backyard on my plants. Will they be safe to eat when they grow?? Will they grow?
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Downtoearthdigs on
June 14, 2015A.Cement poured on plants would most likely kill them.
Remove as much of the concrete as possible and wait and see if the plants recover.Was this answer useful?00
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AndreaZ on
June 13, 2015
Coastal MaineQ.tomato branches are drying out and dying
Planted tomatoes last week but now lower branches of the plant are drying out and dying. What am I doing wrong? First four days after transplanting seedlings, the weather was cold and windy. Peppers planted right next to the tomatoes in the same raised bed look absolutely fine.
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Downtoearthdigs on
June 14, 2015A.The first days can be tough on those young plants. Wind can dry out the leaves, which may be the cause of the stress.
Water the plants well, tomatoes are thirsty plants. As they become established and grow you can snip off the damaged leaves.Here are a couple of links for you with more information.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/tomato/yellow-tomato-leaves.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/tomato/tips-for-growing-tomatoes.htm
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Anonymous on
June 14, 2015Q.tomato verde
Why does my tomato verde have flowers but no fruit?
- Answered by
Downtoearthdigs on
June 15, 2015A.This article should help: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/tomato/tomato-blossoms-no-tomatoes.htm
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Anonymous on
June 14, 2015Q.Problem with tomato plants
The leaves on my tomato plants are curling, turning yellow, and have dark brown spots on them. This started from the bottom going up. Can you tell me what is causing this? Thank you.
- Answered by
Downtoearthdigs on
June 15, 2015A.If the leaves are curling and there is little yellowing on the plant, the curling is likely environmental and not an issue. If the plant is yellowing as well, especially accompanied by spotting or wilting, it is likely disease. If they are diseased, there is little to do but pull up the plants and rotate new plantings to a new location. Unfortunately in this case, it sounds like early blight. This article will have more information: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/tomato/early-blight-alternaria-tomato-leaf-spots-yellow-leaves.htm
These articles will help determine other possible causes: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/tomato/tomato-leaves-curling.htm
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tctroubles on
June 14, 2015
Southern WIQ.Should I pull early buds off the tomato plants
Should I pull early buds off the tomato plants to make a healthier plant? I recently planted determinate tomatoes and they blossomed early. One of them has 5 tomatoes on it already. I'm wondering if I pull those off, if the plant will become healthier and produce more later on?
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Downtoearthdigs on
June 15, 2015A.I would not remove blossoms on a determinate tomato plant.
Here is a link with more information.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/tomato/determinate-vs-indeterminate.htm
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Fpavoreal on
June 14, 2015
Las Cruces, NM. Temperature got up to 106 yesterday but this started during the spring.Q.My tomato plants seem to be diseased
My tomato plants seem to be diseased. What is wrong with my tomato plants? My tomatoes are dying because of some blight which starts with yellowed leaves on the bottom of the plant and proceeds to attack, seemingly from within, up the stalk killing branches one at a time. The leaves die and become dry and brittle and break off. What could this be and how can I treat the tomatoes so as not to lose all of them? This spreads from plant to plant.
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Downtoearthdigs on
June 15, 2015A.This may be a bacterial canker.
I would remove the diseased plants and dispose of properly.
Crop rotation is an important tool for a gardener to lessen diseases in the garden.
Here are some great links with more information.https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/tomato/tomato-plant-problems.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/tomato/tomato-diseases.htm
http://www2.ca.uky.edu/agcollege/plantpathology/ext_files/PPFShtml/PPFS-VG-6.pdf
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Anonymous on
June 15, 2015Q.Tomato plants turning yellow
The leaves of my tumbling tomato plants are turning yellow and curling up. They are in the garden in a hanging basket. There are loads of flowers on them but they don't seem to be setting tomatoes yet. Please advise me. Thank you.
- Answered by
Downtoearthdigs on
June 15, 2015A.If the leaves are curling and there is little yellowing on the plant, the curling is likely environmental and not an issue. If the plant is yellowing as well, especially accompanied by spotting or wilting, it is likely disease. SInce it's in a hanging basket, I would bet it's a watering issue. Container plants, especially hanging ones, need daily watering, even twice a day when temps rise above 85 F.
These articles will offer other suggestions: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/tomato/tomato-leaves-curling.htm
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