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Tomato Issues

Willow99Willow99 Posts: 43
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Hi, I have grown a variety of tomato types this year and are new to gardening. Things were going well until recently when the fruit was starting to achieve full size when some are starting to stay dark green at the top of the fruit and are squishy there, also some of the vines are going black and it that is not enough some leaves on other plants are going spotty and others are curling. 

I would appreciate  anyone taking the time to shed any light me on what may be the problem and are the unaffected fruit edible. I planted late last year and seem  to remember a similar thing happening late in the season.

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  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Stems turning black can be a sign of blight, although fruit can still be removed and used.
    Old foliage is normal - ie dying/yellowing/dead, so that isn't necessarily a problem.

    Have you some photos? That will help with advice  :)
    If you click on the icon that looks like a mountain on a postcard, the info is there for uploading photos  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • Willow99Willow99 Posts: 43
    Sorry I meant late in the season around May. I am growing outside in soil that has not been added to at all, the only feed I gave them was miracle gro organic around the roots when flowers appeared only once and nothing since. I was given  some of the plants by someone who had them given to them for the children so not sure what variety they all are. I grew some moneymaker from seed that are going the same way and bought some Roma plants which seem OK so far.
  • Willow99Willow99 Posts: 43

    Images of tomato problems l logged earlier.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Food should only be given once the first fruits are setting, then a couple of times afterwards. They rarely need more than that, but if the soil wasn't great that they were planted into, they may be short of nutrients. They certainly don't look very healthy.
    You need a good watering regime when growing tomatoes too. Inconsistent watering is what causes most problems, and it's why outdoor toms are more at risk from any climactic problems and blight than greenhouse ones. 

    It's quite difficult to see from those photos though. Have you got any from a bit further away, so that we can see how they're growing? 
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • Willow99Willow99 Posts: 43
    Thank for your response. 
    I have watered every evening until a week ago when not raining, only fed once. I have included some more images, I have already removed the affected vines and fruits by cutting them of and sterilising the knife.
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