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Tomato leaf problems
Hi, I'd like to ask for your advice about my tomatoes. I have about ten plants of big tomatoes and two of them seem to have a problem (all others are fine). Can you please suggest what might be causing the problems? Thank you!
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There might be other reasons too, but a couple things I noticed immediately—
- One that looks very pale looks like it might be suffering from mildew — I think I see white spots and patches.
>> I’m a bit biased because I’m following a very strict pruning regimen this year, so to my eyes, this plant is overcrowded by side shoots/suckers and especially with a fence so close, there is lack of generally good airflow
The one with the brown edged leaf — it could be physical damage — again with the fence behind it and the way the plants are staked not very securely, if you had a particularly windy storm, the leaves could have been beaten against something.
* Consider sacrificing a stem so stems/vines are growing in separate directions. 2 or 3 stems/vines at most per big fruited tomato plant is considered ideal (I’m sticking to 2-stem this year and removing all suckers) Use a stake/pole to secure each stem/vine to and tie the stem in loose figure 8 to the stake/pole every 2 or 3 leaves
* LEAN the stakes/poles AWAY from the fence so the tomatoes gain more space between them and the fence.
- One that looks very pale looks like it might be suffering from mildew — I think I see white spots and patches.
>> I’m a bit biased because I’m following a very strict pruning regimen this year, so to my eyes, this plant is overcrowded by side shoots/suckers and especially with a fence so close, there is lack of generally good airflow
The one with the brown edged leaf — it could be physical damage — again with the fence behind it and the way the plants are staked not very securely, if you had a particularly windy storm, the leaves could have been beaten against something.
* Consider sacrificing a stem so stems/vines are growing in separate directions. 2 or 3 stems/vines at most per big fruited tomato plant is considered ideal (I’m sticking to 2-stem this year and removing all suckers) Use a stake/pole to secure each stem/vine to and tie the stem in loose figure 8 to the stake/pole every 2 or 3 leaves
* LEAN the stakes/poles AWAY from the fence so the tomatoes gain more space between them and the fence.