Thursday, May 13, 2010

Tomato Concern

I'm a little late at getting this up, so hopefully I haven't waited too long... My tomatoes have been showing signs of something going on. I'm hoping someone can help me identify, and tell me how to fix their ailment. I planted them in the ground on 4/6, and by the end of the month these brown splotches began appearing:
I have my soil prepared to retain moisture through our rainless summer, but it's actually been raining here once a week since the end of March, so I'm wondering if this could be from too much moisture? Or... Before I placed the plants in the holes, I threw in some Epsom salt and some slow-release fertilizer. I didn't think it was too much, but could it have been? Or... I have this bed mulched with Earth-gro's pine bark nuggets (not touching the plant bases). Could this be hurting instead of helping? Or (giggles)... Am I totally off in my tomato-illness-causing assumptions?

On the plus side, all three plants are beginning to flower now...
...and they have really grown!
(day of planting)

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5 comments:

  1. Jeff VandiverMay 13, 2010 at 7:38 PM

    Uh oh.....not good! That's either Early blight or Septoria leaf spot. Remove all infected leaves, and discard in a location far from the garden area. Buy you some Mancozeb or copper fungicide, and spray weekly - after every rain too....

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  2. Kate and CrewMay 13, 2010 at 8:42 PM

    See that's the thing I don't like about gardening. When something goes wrong I'm so clueless about how to fix it or what it is... I'd listen to EG's advice though! Good luck with the maters!!

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  3. Momma_SMay 13, 2010 at 8:44 PM

    Oh, EG... Don't tell me that... I've been removing and trashing the leaves, and I'll run to the store tomorrow. :-( Hope my first year *wanting* 'maters isn't a wash...

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  4. StefaneenerMay 14, 2010 at 10:44 PM

    Every year it's a race for my tomatoes to fight off whatever diseases are out there and keep producing. The old tomato (from November) is yellowing at the bottom, but the garden babies look good. I bet it's a rain-induced problem. they are nice and big, though.

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  5. RibbitMay 15, 2010 at 4:40 AM

    I'm sure if you do what EG says you'll be fine, but don't forget that spray. If it has come once, I bet it will come again.

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