Why Do Tomato Leaves Turn Brown?
My tomatoes leaves are brown and bald and they do have tomatoes on them but not many, would it be because of the weather we had a lot of rain recently but not much sun
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There could be several reasons which we would need more information to clarify.
But yes, rains and no sun could make tomato leaves vulnerable to many fungal diseases as well as some bacterial and viral diseases.
As it gets hotter more pests begin to attack tomato leaves as well.
You may have noticed spots brown, black or yellow. Or wilting leaves.
Too much rain and moisture in the soil could drive out oxygen and drown the roots, too, or make them susceptible to soil borne root diseases.
Also, if your tomatoes are determinate variety, then as they start ripening all of the fruits at once, their leaves give up all of the nutrients and start to die off.
If you have not been fertilizing them after they started fruiting, they may have depleted available nutrients in the soil as well.
Give us more details, post photos if you can, and we could discuss what the issues might be and what you can do, to save the fruits if possible and what to watch out for next time.
There could be several reasons which we would need more information to clarify.
But yes, rains and no sun could make tomato leaves vulnerable to many fungal diseases as well as some bacterial and viral diseases.
As it gets hotter more pests begin to attack tomato leaves as well.
You may have noticed spots brown, black or yellow. Or wilting leaves.
Too much rain and moisture in the soil could drive out oxygen and drown the roots, too, or make them susceptible to soil borne root diseases.
Also, if your tomatoes are determinate variety, then as they start ripening all of the fruits at once, their leaves give up all of the nutrients and start to die off.
If you have not been fertilizing them after they started fruiting, they may have depleted available nutrients in the soil as well.
Give us more details, post photos if you can, and we could discuss what the issues might be and what you can do, to save the fruits if possible and what to watch out for next time.