Good day,
Please suggest what could be wrong;
Some of my tomatoes, egg plant, rocket grow well for a couple of weeks. Then we notice a leaf wilting, and within two to three days the plant is completely wilted. This does not effect all the plants, nor does this happen simultaneously.
This problem does not effect my chillies, green pepper, carrots and bush beans.
We are not over watering the plants. We do not water late afternoon.
I do not notice any markings e.g "rust" on the leaves etc.
We suspect there may be a latent fungi in the soil. The garden is in an area that was previously a sugar cane farm, 20 years ago.
Many thanks...........Lawrence
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Need a little more info before I could hazard even a guess.
You are talking about plants in the ground, right (not seedlings indoors). They were direct seeded in the ground or transplanted there? If transplanted, what size and condition were they when you put them in the ground.
What is the soil and sun exposure like? What has the weather been like there lately? How are you treating them re watering, fertilizing, etc.? Any other symptoms you notice (curling, discoloration of leaves, etc). Have you checked carefully for insects? Offhand I might suspect some kind of insect damage, but I can't be sure.
If you can post pictures, that would be really helpful.
The more information you can give us, the better help we can be.
You are talking about plants in the ground, right (not seedlings indoors). They were direct seeded in the ground or transplanted there? If transplanted, what size and condition were they when you put them in the ground.
What is the soil and sun exposure like? What has the weather been like there lately? How are you treating them re watering, fertilizing, etc.? Any other symptoms you notice (curling, discoloration of leaves, etc). Have you checked carefully for insects? Offhand I might suspect some kind of insect damage, but I can't be sure.
If you can post pictures, that would be really helpful.
The more information you can give us, the better help we can be.
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Well... temperature isn't everything. The length of the day also plays a role. If the daylight hours are getting shorter, it could confuse the heck out of some plants. Not all plants are very sensitive to the length of day, but I think(don't quote me) tomatoe and eggplant are one of those sensitve ones. If it's fungus, or bugs you should be able to spot some kind of obviou damage(on leaf, stem, or root). Have you performed a soil test? The chemistry may be off, monoculture farming can throw soil chemistry off.
Also... it could be late blight? is this your 2nd crop of tomato this year?
Also... it could be late blight? is this your 2nd crop of tomato this year?
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Good Day,
Please have a look at my images. Hopefully this will shed some light on the problem.
I got the eggplant seedlings from a reputable dealer. The tomatoes were self germinated. The seedlings where well established before transplanting.
[img]https://i979.photobucket.com/albums/ae271/lawrencecroeser/DSC_01300001.jpg[/img] [img]https://i979.photobucket.com/albums/ae271/lawrencecroeser/DSC_01330001.jpg[/img]
I cannot see any bugs on the plant.
[img]https://i979.photobucket.com/albums/ae271/lawrencecroeser/DSC_01340002.jpg[/img]
Notice how well the chillies are doing. Nice hot and tasty.
Many thanks................Lawrence
Please have a look at my images. Hopefully this will shed some light on the problem.
I got the eggplant seedlings from a reputable dealer. The tomatoes were self germinated. The seedlings where well established before transplanting.
[img]https://i979.photobucket.com/albums/ae271/lawrencecroeser/DSC_01300001.jpg[/img] [img]https://i979.photobucket.com/albums/ae271/lawrencecroeser/DSC_01330001.jpg[/img]
I cannot see any bugs on the plant.
[img]https://i979.photobucket.com/albums/ae271/lawrencecroeser/DSC_01340002.jpg[/img]
Notice how well the chillies are doing. Nice hot and tasty.
Many thanks................Lawrence