Sick tomato
I have a potted Tomato that was growing thick and strong yet didn’t have any flowers. Within days, it started folding up with the leaves curling and I have been baffled as to what I can do to remedy the situation. I thought it was getting too much water so I cut back yet it didn’t help. Leaves feel dry and brittle though main stem of the plant still feels thick and strong. Any suggestions?
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There’s definitely something wrong. In each of the leafnodes, where there should be healthy new growth, there is a bumpy cauliflower-like mass. I see something similar when my peppers and citruses are infested by mites because the mites destroy every possible growth point, but I have never seen this response on tomatoes. It might be some kind of bacterial disease or growth-suppressing type herbicide damage....
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Well you learn something new every day (if you're lucky and paying attention.) thanks for that information, applestar.applestar wrote:... In each of the leafnodes, where there should be healthy new growth, there is a bumpy cauliflower-like mass. I see something similar when my peppers and citruses are infested by mites because the mites destroy every possible growth point...