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tomato wilt woes
Paul,
I suggest you harvest the tomatoes you can, pull up the affected plant & dispose of it -- don't compost it (a basic rule for diseased plants, as the diseases can overwinter in compost, then get re-introduced to the garden when you use the compost). One reason for not letting "nature take its course" is that some diseases can affect more than one vegetable. In general, you should try not to plant tomatoes, eggplant and (peppers?) where you planted any of those the previous year -- that's the theory, anyway, it's easier said than done if you have a small garden! Good luck! and welcome to the world of vegetable gardening! Anne Lurie NE Raleigh "Paul Greene" wrote in message hlink.net... Our small vegetable garden (first year trying it) - with tomatos doing fairly well up until now - has also been affected the past 2 weeks by some kind of funk it seems. Not sure if it is 'wilt' that we have, or some other condition (was actually checking pictures on the web, and the best match I can find is Septoria Leaf Spot). Anyway it's not pretty... :-( , and seems to be moving fast. (especially on a (once very nice with 100 tomatos) Roma plant). [~ 30-35% of leaves affected and increasing...] Question: Is it worth trying to 'fight the funk' in the current year - or is it pretty much a lost cause? (ie clipping affected leaves off, letting the plant do the 'best it can', etc). Are there any advantages to pulling the plant once the condition has progressed beyond a certain state (Our other non-roma tomato plants probably 10-15% affected). Am thinking of things like: Will pulling it minimize amount that can get into next year's soil if you get the plant 'outta there' now? Will pulling it minimize the chance the condition spread to other plants? (can it spread to non-tomatos if you don't pull it?) Of course, if there is no real advantage to pulling it, maybe just letting 'nature take it's course' is the way to go - reaping what produce it will yield in the meantime as best it can. [ I read that generally affected tomatos can still continue to develop fruit, and that 'generally' the plants can still maintain themselves - depending at what stage they are at when first contracting the funk...] Don't know if others on this forum have experiences or thoughts they can share, but would sure appreciate guidance basically on the decision point of : - Keep the funky plants - hope for the best - it won't do much harm to anything else anyway or overly affect next year's crop... - Get it outta there asap...taking what fruit you can now, and cut your loses. [ of course, if the condition progresses REAL fast, it may be a non-issue in a couple of weeks, as the whole plant may go anyway - am assumming it might not be that dire - but who knows ] The other great tips in this thread on next year's preventative methods (using layer of leave mulch (can you use leaf mulch from your own yard btw?), and trench planting) etc of course still stand, and are good to know! Thanks in advance for any assistance, -Paul |
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