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Tomatoes dying
My four tomato plants are dying off.
One plant is badly affected by grey patches on the stems and the leaves are shrivelling, turning yellow or just rotting and it appears virtually dead although the yellow flowers seem unaffected. This is now spreading to the other three plants. They were all perfectly healthy on weds when I was tying for support and pinching out side shoots. Can some one tell me what it may be. Can I save them or do I say goodbye to tomatoes this year? Steve |
Tomatoes dying
"Steve" wrote in message ... My four tomato plants are dying off. One plant is badly affected by grey patches on the stems and the leaves are shrivelling, turning yellow or just rotting and it appears virtually dead although the yellow flowers seem unaffected. This is now spreading to the other three plants. They were all perfectly healthy on weds when I was tying for support and pinching out side shoots. Can some one tell me what it may be. Can I save them or do I say goodbye to tomatoes this year? Steve Probably blight. It is hitting toms and spuds really bad this year. Pull them up and burn them or put them in the dustbin. David. |
Tomatoes dying
"David (Normandy)" wrote in message ... "Steve" wrote in message ... My four tomato plants are dying off. One plant is badly affected by grey patches on the stems and the leaves are shrivelling, turning yellow or just rotting and it appears virtually dead although the yellow flowers seem unaffected. This is now spreading to the other three plants. They were all perfectly healthy on weds when I was tying for support and pinching out side shoots. Can some one tell me what it may be. Can I save them or do I say goodbye to tomatoes this year? Steve Probably blight. It is hitting toms and spuds really bad this year. Pull them up and burn them or put them in the dustbin. David. definitely blight, it seems to be everywhere this year, even got into the greenhouse. As for saving them, I am leaving mine to see if I can get some ripe toms before the plant collapses completely |
Tomatoes dying
Robert (Plymouth) wrote:
"David (Normandy)" wrote in message ... "Steve" wrote in message ... My four tomato plants are dying off. One plant is badly affected by grey patches on the stems and the leaves are shrivelling, turning yellow or just rotting and it appears virtually dead although the yellow flowers seem unaffected. This is now spreading to the other three plants. They were all perfectly healthy on weds when I was tying for support and pinching out side shoots. Can some one tell me what it may be. Can I save them or do I say goodbye to tomatoes this year? Steve Probably blight. It is hitting toms and spuds really bad this year. Pull them up and burn them or put them in the dustbin. David. definitely blight, it seems to be everywhere this year, even got into the greenhouse. As for saving them, I am leaving mine to see if I can get some ripe toms before the plant collapses completely I am confused with the advice given for disposing of blighted tomato/potato tops. Firstly if you put them in the dustbin then you could well be fined by the council, depending where you live, garden waste must be binned in special bins. Secondly others here maintain that they can be safely composted. If not then surely no one should use "Council" compost,as that will surely contain these nasties, indeed treated garden waste with nasty chemicals on will also go into Council bins! |
Tomatoes dying
"Sacha" wrote in message . uk... On 16/7/07 08:10, in article , "Broadback" wrote: Robert (Plymouth) wrote: "David (Normandy)" wrote in message ... "Steve" wrote in message ... My four tomato plants are dying off. One plant is badly affected by grey patches on the stems and the leaves are shrivelling, turning yellow or just rotting and it appears virtually dead although the yellow flowers seem unaffected. This is now spreading to the other three plants. They were all perfectly healthy on weds when I was tying for support and pinching out side shoots. Can some one tell me what it may be. Can I save them or do I say goodbye to tomatoes this year? Steve Probably blight. It is hitting toms and spuds really bad this year. Pull them up and burn them or put them in the dustbin. David. definitely blight, it seems to be everywhere this year, even got into the greenhouse. As for saving them, I am leaving mine to see if I can get some ripe toms before the plant collapses completely I am confused with the advice given for disposing of blighted tomato/potato tops. Firstly if you put them in the dustbin then you could well be fined by the council, depending where you live, garden waste must be binned in special bins. Secondly others here maintain that they can be safely composted. If not then surely no one should use "Council" compost,as that will surely contain these nasties, indeed treated garden waste with nasty chemicals on will also go into Council bins! My husband grew tomatoes commercially for years. He says burn them. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk (remove weeds from address) 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' Hi Sacah Was just going to post and ask whether it could possibly be blight on my outdoor toms. Out of about 20 plants about 3 look extremely vigorous and healthy. Is it worth keep those or get rid of the lot? |
Tomatoes dying
On 16/7/07 21:56, in article
, "Trevor" wrote: "Sacha" wrote in message . uk... On 16/7/07 08:10, in article , "Broadback" wrote: Robert (Plymouth) wrote: "David (Normandy)" wrote in message ... "Steve" wrote in message ... My four tomato plants are dying off. One plant is badly affected by grey patches on the stems and the leaves are shrivelling, turning yellow or just rotting and it appears virtually dead although the yellow flowers seem unaffected. This is now spreading to the other three plants. They were all perfectly healthy on weds when I was tying for support and pinching out side shoots. Can some one tell me what it may be. Can I save them or do I say goodbye to tomatoes this year? Steve Probably blight. It is hitting toms and spuds really bad this year. Pull them up and burn them or put them in the dustbin. David. definitely blight, it seems to be everywhere this year, even got into the greenhouse. As for saving them, I am leaving mine to see if I can get some ripe toms before the plant collapses completely I am confused with the advice given for disposing of blighted tomato/potato tops. Firstly if you put them in the dustbin then you could well be fined by the council, depending where you live, garden waste must be binned in special bins. Secondly others here maintain that they can be safely composted. If not then surely no one should use "Council" compost,as that will surely contain these nasties, indeed treated garden waste with nasty chemicals on will also go into Council bins! My husband grew tomatoes commercially for years. He says burn them. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk (remove weeds from address) 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' Hi Sacah Was just going to post and ask whether it could possibly be blight on my outdoor toms. Out of about 20 plants about 3 look extremely vigorous and healthy. Is it worth keep those or get rid of the lot? If it's blight you've had it - pull them up and burn them. It spreads like the plague. If it's mildew you can spray IF you want to with a fungicide but that's all you can do. Mildew is white mould on the leaves and stems but with blight the fruit becomes marbled black and rotten. If you spray and it doesn't work, it's blight. Spray and see if it helps. This is my husband's advice because there seems to be some confusion between the two problems and their treatment. But as I say, you may not want to use sprays. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk (remove weeds from address) 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
Tomatoes dying
"Sacha" wrote in message . uk... On 16/7/07 21:56, in article , "Trevor" wrote: "Sacha" wrote in message . uk... On 16/7/07 08:10, in article , "Broadback" wrote: Robert (Plymouth) wrote: "David (Normandy)" wrote in message ... "Steve" wrote in message ... My four tomato plants are dying off. One plant is badly affected by grey patches on the stems and the leaves are shrivelling, turning yellow or just rotting and it appears virtually dead although the yellow flowers seem unaffected. This is now spreading to the other three plants. They were all perfectly healthy on weds when I was tying for support and pinching out side shoots. Can some one tell me what it may be. Can I save them or do I say goodbye to tomatoes this year? Steve Probably blight. It is hitting toms and spuds really bad this year. Pull them up and burn them or put them in the dustbin. David. definitely blight, it seems to be everywhere this year, even got into the greenhouse. As for saving them, I am leaving mine to see if I can get some ripe toms before the plant collapses completely I am confused with the advice given for disposing of blighted tomato/potato tops. Firstly if you put them in the dustbin then you could well be fined by the council, depending where you live, garden waste must be binned in special bins. Secondly others here maintain that they can be safely composted. If not then surely no one should use "Council" compost,as that will surely contain these nasties, indeed treated garden waste with nasty chemicals on will also go into Council bins! My husband grew tomatoes commercially for years. He says burn them. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk (remove weeds from address) 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' Hi Sacah Was just going to post and ask whether it could possibly be blight on my outdoor toms. Out of about 20 plants about 3 look extremely vigorous and healthy. Is it worth keep those or get rid of the lot? If it's blight you've had it - pull them up and burn them. It spreads like the plague. If it's mildew you can spray IF you want to with a fungicide but that's all you can do. Mildew is white mould on the leaves and stems but with blight the fruit becomes marbled black and rotten. If you spray and it doesn't work, it's blight. Spray and see if it helps. This is my husband's advice because there seems to be some confusion between the two problems and their treatment. But as I say, you may not want to use sprays. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk (remove weeds from address) 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' More black than white so looks like more room for some winter cabbages! |
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