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Wilted tomato plant not recovering

billyk098R4I3xs6Zbillyk098R4I3xs6Z Posts: 32
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My tomato plant has been wilted for the past two days, it’s roots are fine, it’s been thoroughly watered and it is definitely alive, however the leaves have remained wilted and aren’t showing any signs of rigidity. They are not dead, or completely droopy however are wilted a fair bit and have stayed like this for a while
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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Can we see a photo of the whole plant please?

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  • billyk098R4I3xs6Zbillyk098R4I3xs6Z Posts: 32
    Only this plant is affected the others are fine
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    If it's been very hot, it's not uncommon for plants to droop. It can just be a bridge too far for them to get enough water up to support all the foliage. 
    That one might be a bit more exposed to the heat than the others too. Unless there's something else affecting it in some way, it should perk up when temps lower a little bit, or when there's a little more cloud. 
    Otherwise, it looks ok. Has it not got any flowers on it? It looks very mature, so that seems odd. 
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    I would move it into the shade for a few days … it could be that for some reason the roots can’t work hard enough to make up for the moisture transpiring from the leaves in the sunshine … moving it into the shade will slow down the rate of transpiration and give the plant a a chance to recover.  

    Don’t water again until the compost just below the surface feels dry when you stick your fingertip in. 

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  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Snap @Dovefromabove ;)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    🤣 @Fairygirl. Great minds eh?

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  • billyk098R4I3xs6Zbillyk098R4I3xs6Z Posts: 32
    Fairygirl said:
    If it's been very hot, it's not uncommon for plants to droop. It can just be a bridge too far for them to get enough water up to support all the foliage. 
    That one might be a bit more exposed to the heat than the others too. Unless there's something else affecting it in some way, it should perk up when temps lower a little bit, or when there's a little more cloud. 
    Otherwise, it looks ok. Has it not got any flowers on it? It looks very mature, so that seems odd. 
    This one has about 4 trusses, with 2 that have set fruit, however I’ve lost 4 fruit to BER, again only this plant was affected. This has been a weird one all the other plants have set 5-6 trusses with 3 or containing fruits, however this one has only just set it’s fourth.
  • billyk098R4I3xs6Zbillyk098R4I3xs6Z Posts: 32
    Also, when should I be topping off these plants?
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    I wonder if that one's been struggling a bit all along, it's just taken the extra heat to really show it. No idea why though. Tomatoes normally love heat.
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  • billyk098R4I3xs6Zbillyk098R4I3xs6Z Posts: 32
    JennyJ said:
    I wonder if that one's been struggling a bit all along, it's just taken the extra heat to really show it. No idea why though. Tomatoes normally love heat.
    Maybe, however it’s the tallest of the then all and I’ve had one plant that in May had about one branch left with leaves on it as all of the others had died of disease and it’s now grown about a foot less than the others with two stems containing 6 trusses 
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