Previously my bellpeppers had gotten some similar looking bumps and I was told it was from splashing the water and dirt (I forget he name of the disease) I had to put down 2 of my bell pepper plants so now I am so SO very careful I never splash when I water I just set the hose down near the plants. Could this be something else?
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Tomatoes put down adventitious roots wherever it's in contact with soil or even higher moisture level. You'll see bumps form like that if the weather has been unusually humid/wet, the branch had been smothered in grass, for example, or in constant contact with anything wet -- such as along a tomato fence/cage that collects dew and drips to pool in the same area. With sufficient moisture, the bumps will develop into roots. Then again, constant rubbing against another branch or on a fence can cause callouses to form as well.
I can't focus enough on the bumps just in case -- If the conditions I described doesn't apply, then they could be scale insects. As a test, see if they can be rubbed off.
I can't focus enough on the bumps just in case -- If the conditions I described doesn't apply, then they could be scale insects. As a test, see if they can be rubbed off.
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its not very wet or humid but it was very VERy close to another tomato plant on that side and that is where I notice the bumps most. They can't really be rubbed off. I don't notice the bumps anywhere else except that side where it was pushed up aganst the other plant, so hopefully that is it, not a disease of any sort. Thank you!