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What to do with a blighted tomato
This summer was my first foray into tomato growing. I planted one
sweet bite and two cherry sweet bite plants from the nursery in tubs on the patio. Tubs are ex recycling containers around 50cm by 25cm by 30cm deep. I filled them with tomato mix from the nursery and also planted parsley, basil and a marigold in each tub. Probably too much overboard, but I'm a virgo :-) The plants went gangbusters for a while and had loads of fruit. Then I noticed that some of the leaves on the cherry ones were curling up and going brown. there were brown spots on the leaves. It looked almost like early blight or septoria leaf spot, but none of the images on the web are really close matches. The toms look a bit diseased. Is it OK to dump the plants into the garden waste bin or should they go into the rubbish bin? Is it OK to plant somethihng else in the tubs or do I need to get rid of all the dirt? The standard sweet bite didn't get the same leaf spots, but the leaves gradually went brown and the plant stopped growing and producing fruit. The flowers stopped budding and then they dried up. Too much sun? One of my neighbours has shade cloth over his tomato bed. Regards, Richard. -- Regards. Richard. |
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What to do with a blighted tomato
Richard Sherratt wrote:
This summer was my first foray into tomato growing. I planted one sweet bite and two cherry sweet bite plants from the nursery in tubs on the patio. Tubs are ex recycling containers around 50cm by 25cm by 30cm deep. I filled them with tomato mix from the nursery and also planted parsley, basil and a marigold in each tub. Probably too much overboard, but I'm a virgo :-) The plants went gangbusters for a while and had loads of fruit. Then I noticed that some of the leaves on the cherry ones were curling up and going brown. there were brown spots on the leaves. It looked almost like early blight or septoria leaf spot, but none of the images on the web are really close matches. The toms look a bit diseased. Is it OK to dump the plants into the garden waste bin or should they go into the rubbish bin? Is it OK to plant somethihng else in the tubs or do I need to get rid of all the dirt? It depends on what the problem is. The standard sweet bite didn't get the same leaf spots, but the leaves gradually went brown and the plant stopped growing and producing fruit. The flowers stopped budding and then they dried up. Too much sun? One of my neighbours has shade cloth over his tomato bed. Sun scald will produce pale bleached spots on the fruit but not harm the leaves so it is not (only) that. Where are you? I am on the East coast and during La Nina summers (like this one) we get many days of cloud drizzle and humidity, this produces many fungal diseases. It is hard to tell them apart. David |
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What to do with a blighted tomato
On Mon, 16 Jan 2012 08:00:51 +1100, "David Hare-Scott"
wrote: I am on the East coast and during La Nina summers (like this one) You might be having a La Nina summer up there, here in Tas it's most definitely El Nino... unlike last year. |
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What to do with a blighted tomato
Richard Sherratt wrote:
Is it OK to dump the plants into the garden waste bin or should they go into the rubbish bin? Probably rubbish. Really depeds on what happens to te contents of garden waste in your locality. Mst goes into landscaping fill here. Is it OK to plant somethihng else in the tubs or do I need to get rid of all the dirt? Try something other than tomatoes. |
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On Mon, 16 Jan 2012 08:00:51 +1100, "David Hare-Scott"
wrote: snip Where are you? I am on the East coast and during La Nina summers (like this one) we get many days of cloud drizzle and humidity, this produces many fungal diseases. It is hard to tell them apart. I'm in Melbourne. I forgot to mention that they also got white fly. Richard. -- Regards. Richard. |
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On Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:28:16 +1100, terryc
wrote: Richard Sherratt wrote: Is it OK to dump the plants into the garden waste bin or should they go into the rubbish bin? Probably rubbish. Really depeds on what happens to te contents of garden waste in your locality. Mst goes into landscaping fill here. I'm not sure what they do with it. Probably best to be safe and stick it in the rubbish. Is it OK to plant somethihng else in the tubs or do I need to get rid of all the dirt? Try something other than tomatoes. Will do. Thanks. -- Regards. Richard. |
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What to do with a blighted tomato
On Sun, 15 Jan 2012 17:53:14 +1100, Richard Sherratt
wrote: This summer was my first foray into tomato growing. I planted one sweet bite and two cherry sweet bite plants from the nursery in tubs on the patio. Tubs are ex recycling containers around 50cm by 25cm by 30cm deep. I filled them with tomato mix from the nursery and also planted parsley, basil and a marigold in each tub. Probably too much overboard, but I'm a virgo :-) The plants went gangbusters for a while and had loads of fruit. Then I noticed that some of the leaves on the cherry ones were curling up and going brown. there were brown spots on the leaves. It looked almost like early blight or septoria leaf spot, but none of the images on the web are really close matches. The toms look a bit diseased. Is it OK to dump the plants into the garden waste bin or should they go into the rubbish bin? Is it OK to plant somethihng else in the tubs or do I need to get rid of all the dirt? The standard sweet bite didn't get the same leaf spots, but the leaves gradually went brown and the plant stopped growing and producing fruit. The flowers stopped budding and then they dried up. Too much sun? One of my neighbours has shade cloth over his tomato bed. Tomatoes have had a tough time this season with all of the rain. The use of tomato dust was mandatory if you wanted a decent crop. Bin the plants and use the soil for something else other than tomatoes or related plants (like potatoes, capsicum, chilli and eggplant) or you will spread the problems. I also like to spray old soil with Yates Anti Rot and some Confidor or Lebaycid prior to re-use. |
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