Originally Posted by Paul

Thanks for the straightforward answer. I tried my hardest not to get
it on the plant, i did do a direct foam onto each weed and i was about
an inch away from each weed when i sprayed, whereas my tomato plants
were about 2' tall. so maybe it was another problem, or maybe my
plants were really sensitive. either way, i've since pulled them and
i'll try again.

On Aug 30, 8:34 am, James wrote:
On Aug 28, 6:00 pm, Paul wrote:



Hello all,

First of all, i'm a newbie. i just moved into a house from an
apartment, and the idea of having an organic kitchen garden has always
excited me, so i built one, and i've got a few crops going now that
are coming out well so far.

The okra, pumpkin vines, spearmint, pepper, and basil plants are
thriving in the soil, and doing very well. I live in central Florida.

My problem: my Heatwave tomato plants have wilted over the past 2
days, even with the same amount of water and plant food and
temperature that they're used to. the only thing different i can
imagine is that a few days ago i bought some Round Up that said it was
safe for use in flower and vegetable gardens to kill some grass and
weeds that had popped up around the tomato plants. However i didn't
use much of it, just enough to get the grass and weed seedlings, and i
thought it should be safe around the plants. but as of now the tomato
plants have their leaves drooped down, very weak and soft, and they
look pretty pathetic.

The other plants that i did not spray the roundup near are doing well
still.

Would that have caused the problem, or can you imagine anything else?
Is there anything i can do to reverse them wilting and dying before
it's too late?

Thanks!

Paul

Some plants like tomato are super sensitive to RoundUp. Had a fellow
garden learn the hard way not to use it around tomatoes. He even
tried painting it on weeds near the tomatoes and still killed the
tomatoes.

You need to apply it on the beds before planting. After planting you
pretty much need to use other methods of weeding. Using a corse spray
helps prevent drifting it to other areas.

Compost is best mixed in the beds before planting but it doesn't hurt
to add it on top after planting.