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Is this tomato blight?

tomhumftomhumf Posts: 65
in Fruit & veg
I know you are going to tell me off, I started tomatoes way too early and won't do that again next year...

Sowed these late January and kept inside for ages, then had them in polytunnel under a fleece for a few weeks. They tops of them all look ok but bottoms are kinda purple / yellow looking. 

Not sure if this is from the cold , under watering or over watering or just old age. Could it be early blight? There aren't really spots as such which I believe are blight symptoms.

I do have a second lot growing inside because I realised a while ago about being too early. 

Should I leave them be,cut all these dodgy leaves off, or get rid of plants and put new ones in a couple of weeks? I'm near Sheffield.
Thanks 



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  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 24,043
    I don't think they are blight. I think the plants have just been suffering from cold. The top leaves look healthy. I would pick off the tattiest looking bottom leaves, pray for some warm sunny weather and feed them as soon as there is a sign of a flower bud.
    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • Nanny BeachNanny Beach Posts: 8,719
    I'm not going to tell you that's too early,I usually sow mine in January,this year late for me 5.2, some of mine have been relegated to a cold green house,the beefsteaks to a frost free because t have lost all my window sills dining table,even the chairs! I can't see any brown blotches on the leaves. There is a chart on line you can check blight in your area. Keep the plants well ventilated,I've never seen it in my area,friends 20 miles away did about 4 years ago.
  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    I don't think it's blight either - just temperature/weather related.

    Compare the plants in the greenhouse with those outside in a couple of weeks and then decide which to keep.

    Billericay - Essex

    Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
  • tomhumftomhumf Posts: 65
    Oh phew thanks everyone. I'll get rid of those leaves then and probably plant the second lot next to them to compare sowing time results. 
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