PatC wrote:
"Terryc" wrote in message
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PatC wrote:

Not just this year, I posted a few times before & have had none for the
past
3 years
Are you planting in the same spot each year? That isn't good as it
allows the pest species to build up each year.

Did you put on lots of organic matter like cow/chicken/mushroom/etc
compost? OTOH, you can put easily too much chemical fertiliser on?

Tested the soil PH?

Watering or waiting for rain?

Terri
No different spot each year & no don't go overboard on chemical fertilisers
either. I do apply phosphate as they are growing & some diluted fish
emulsion every on or two weeks, the rest of the time I just give them water.
Pat




Try mulching them and avoiding watering the leaves.
There is a time delay when the temperature is just right for certain
fungi attacks, and this then causes the browning of leaves.
(Tabacco mosiac wilt or some such name) virus or such is also a possible
problem.
Tomato dust and avoid stressing the plants by forgetting to water to
little or too much.
Damn thrips are a major hasle here in Melbourne and get me as well as
the tomatoes, could be harbouring the pest. How do you get rid of them
easily? A yellow card with oil on it seems to work but is ineffective as
there are far too many of the little beggars.
Theres no solution to thrips execpt grow them hydroponically in an
enclosed glasshouse....Even then the soil needs to be sterilised as the
growers do.... It never used to be a problem....