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Aminopyralid?

a_w_lawtona_w_lawton Posts: 3
in Fruit & veg
Hi. I've got a couple of tomatoes with the newest growth completely curled up. The older leaves are looking fine. Does the picture look like aminopyralid contamination? The new leaves started  curling a few weeks ago and are now completely rolled in on themselves. All my other tomatoes and veg including broad beans have been fine.  All are grown using bulk bought in bracket compost as a no dig mulch. And broad beans seeds were raised in this conpost directly and showed no problems.
Thanks for your help
Alex

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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    edited August 2021
    As I understand it, beans are particularly susceptible to Aminopyralid and are used to test for its presence in compost ... so I think it's unlikely that sort of contamination is the problem.  

    Could there  possibly have been any contamination from a watering can, or spray drift perhaps ... or even from a gloved hand?  Even the most conscientious of us have had blips ... 



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  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    edited August 2021
    I agree with Dove's thoughts above.
     
    e.g.-

    https://eu.detroitnews.com/story/life/home-garden/blogs/gardening/2021/06/18/twisted-tomato-plants-distorted-afar/7745408002/

    Even if you have a bag of lawn weed & feed in the same vicinity it can cause the problem

    Billericay - Essex

    Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
  • a_w_lawtona_w_lawton Posts: 3
    Thanks for the replies. I don't use any herbicides or other chemicals. I guess drift from elsewhere is most likely despite 2m fence in only direction where other plants wouldn't be affected first. I assume it's best to remove and burn the affected  plants rather than eating the tomatoes which are looking healthy and almost ripe!
  • SkandiSkandi Posts: 1,723
    It could also be viral and nothing to do with weedkiller.
  • PalustrisPalustris Posts: 4,307
    Since the other leaves are as healthy as they ought to be then eating the fruit should not cause any problems. I would be looking for insect damage on the stems. A massive aphid attack could  have that effect on the plants.
  • Chris-P-BaconChris-P-Bacon Posts: 943
    It wouldn't have got that big with Aminopyralid contaminated compost. 
  • a_w_lawtona_w_lawton Posts: 3
    Haven't noticed any aphids on the tomatoes, definitely not a major attack. 
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