I've planted tomatoes in two different locations this year, and each seems
to have its own set of problems.

1. I planted some close to my house. They have grown well and have
developed some fruit, but some of the newer leaves have developed brown
spots. On some branches the brown spots have spread and caused all of the
leaves on that branch to shrivel and dry up. I tried spraying with a
fungicide/insect spray, but it didn't seem to help.

2. I planted some in a sunny part of the yard, but after a promising start
the l;eaves began to turn yellow and the growth of the plants was stunted.
Several years earlier I had planted cucumbers in the same spot, and while
they did well the first year, the second year they started out ok but then
all the leaves turned yellow and they died.

Can anyone give a hint as to what might be causing these problems, and what
I can do about it?

"David or Eunice Boucher" wrote in message hlink.net...
I've planted tomatoes in two different locations this year, and each seems
to have its own set of problems.

1. I planted some close to my house. They have grown well and have
developed some fruit, but some of the newer leaves have developed brown
spots. On some branches the brown spots have spread and caused all of the
leaves on that branch to shrivel and dry up. I tried spraying with a
fungicide/insect spray, but it didn't seem to help.

2. I planted some in a sunny part of the yard, but after a promising start
the l;eaves began to turn yellow and the growth of the plants was stunted.
Several years earlier I had planted cucumbers in the same spot, and while
they did well the first year, the second year they started out ok but then
all the leaves turned yellow and they died.

Can anyone give a hint as to what might be causing these problems, and what
I can do about it?

I'm no tomato expert, but you might find it helpful to do some
research in the library or on the internet (ie google.) For example,
in another recent topic in rec.gardens:

Kay Lancaster wrote in message ...
On 1 Jun 2004 10:57:47 -0700, Fleemo wrote:
My tomato plants had just started to flower, (Sungold and Early Girl)
and then BOOM! Now they've wilted with a strange twisted shape. (See
photos at http://www.inhouzemusic.com/z) I suspect some kind of
bacterial wilt.

Offhand, looks more like a virus or herbicide drift. Take a look he
http://home.earthlink.net/~shelly.johnson/tomato.html

And toss down some mulch... things tend to be happier when mulched.

The second link is a tomato FAQ, but I still think you might have a
better chance of identifying what's going on with a book of quality
color photos of common problems. (Especially since you haven't link
any pictures of your plants.)

On Tue, 01 Jun 2004 23:39:38 GMT, "David or Eunice Boucher"
wrote:

I've planted tomatoes in two different locations this year, and each seems
to have its own set of problems.

1. I planted some close to my house. They have grown well and have
developed some fruit, but some of the newer leaves have developed brown
spots. On some branches the brown spots have spread and caused all of the
leaves on that branch to shrivel and dry up. I tried spraying with a
fungicide/insect spray, but it didn't seem to help.

2. I planted some in a sunny part of the yard, but after a promising start
the l;eaves began to turn yellow and the growth of the plants was stunted.
Several years earlier I had planted cucumbers in the same spot, and while
they did well the first year, the second year they started out ok but then
all the leaves turned yellow and they died.

Can anyone give a hint as to what might be causing these problems, and what
I can do about it?


Did the house ever have oil heat? Oil barrel ever set there at one
point? Of course many things can cause the same symptoms but since
I've seen plants growing over petroleum contaminated soil that did
that, that's what came into my head first.

It's probably something else, but I replied as it may not be mentioned
by someone else.

Janice

"David or Eunice Boucher" wrote in message
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I've planted tomatoes in two different locations this year, and each seems
to have its own set of problems.

1. I planted some close to my house. They have grown well and have
developed some fruit, but some of the newer leaves have developed brown
spots. On some branches the brown spots have spread and caused all of the
leaves on that branch to shrivel and dry up. I tried spraying with a
fungicide/insect spray, but it didn't seem to help.

2. I planted some in a sunny part of the yard, but after a promising
start
the l;eaves began to turn yellow and the growth of the plants was stunted.
Several years earlier I had planted cucumbers in the same spot, and while
they did well the first year, the second year they started out ok but then
all the leaves turned yellow and they died.

Can anyone give a hint as to what might be causing these problems, and
what
I can do about it?

It may or may not help but my advice to you is to 1. Get a soil test done.
2. Stop using insect spay unless you know what you are spraying for, i.e.
from what I have read even those heavy duty types are poor miticides. You
need to know what your trying to manage. Which I understand IS the problem.

Your local Ag Extension office may be the best to assist you in finding the
trouble.

"David or Eunice Boucher" wrote in message hlink.net...
I've planted tomatoes in two different locations this year, and each seems
to have its own set of problems.

1. I planted some close to my house. They have grown well and have
developed some fruit, but some of the newer leaves have developed brown
spots. On some branches the brown spots have spread and caused all of the
leaves on that branch to shrivel and dry up. I tried spraying with a
fungicide/insect spray, but it didn't seem to help.

Planting vegetables close to the house is generally not a good idea.
You almost always have problems of (1)not enough sun,(2)too much
sun/heat radiated from brick, or (3)brick mortar left in the soil
leaching lime and changing the soil pH to an alkaline level.

2. I planted some in a sunny part of the yard, but after a promising start
the l;eaves began to turn yellow and the growth of the plants was stunted.
Several years earlier I had planted cucumbers in the same spot, and while
they did well the first year, the second year they started out ok but then
all the leaves turned yellow and they died.

Leaves turning yellow often indicates a lack of nitrogen or iron.


Can anyone give a hint as to what might be causing these problems, and what
I can do about it?

I'd say in case #2, the soil is poor and/or deficeint in 1 or more micros.
I'd mix in some peat with a spoon of lime/plant and a dash of
micronutrients. Lime is better added 4-6 months earlier than planting. In
case #1, I'd be guessing that wash off from the roof may have something to
do with it since most shingles today are treated with antifungals which may
not be the most congenial showers for tomato plants.
Gary

"David or Eunice Boucher" wrote in message
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I've planted tomatoes in two different locations this year, and each seems
to have its own set of problems.

1. I planted some close to my house. They have grown well and have
developed some fruit, but some of the newer leaves have developed brown
spots. On some branches the brown spots have spread and caused all of the
leaves on that branch to shrivel and dry up. I tried spraying with a
fungicide/insect spray, but it didn't seem to help.

2. I planted some in a sunny part of the yard, but after a promising
start
the l;eaves began to turn yellow and the growth of the plants was stunted.
Several years earlier I had planted cucumbers in the same spot, and while
they did well the first year, the second year they started out ok but then
all the leaves turned yellow and they died.

Can anyone give a hint as to what might be causing these problems, and
what
I can do about it?