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Old 07-06-2008, 03:46 PM posted to rec.gardens.edible
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Default Tomatoes curling up like corkscrews

On Thu, 05 Jun 2008 22:19:35 -0500, The Cook
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:On Wed, 04 Jun 2008 18:52:20 -0700, Dan Musicant )
:wrote:
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:I've seen this sort of strange growth on tomatoes before. I read a line
:or two in a book that seemed to suggest tangentally that over
:fertilization of some kind might be responsible for this. However, I
:want some confirmation because it was very anecdotal.
:
:I have 6 Early Girl tomato plants growing where I usually have very good
:luck. They are planted in soil that was mixed with a considerable amount
:of my own compost do a depth of nearly 2 feet. However, the plants
:aren't doing terribly well, the the corkscrew-like twisting has me
:wondering if I did something wrong. Does anyone know what causes this
:unusual growth pattern? I don't usually get it.
:
:Dan
:
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:Check it out here
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:http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/t...ver/index.html

Thanks. Good approach, and appreciated, however I don't see the
conditions here that I've experienced. Anyone know other tomato disease
sites?