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Tomato leaves shrivelled

947matthews-VFQQcMR947matthews-VFQQcMR Posts: 12
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We have tomato plants in the greenhouse in grow bags. All of them have leaves that are shrivelled (closed up?). My son maintains that it is due to over feeding but I have only fed once and they had closed up leaves before that. He thinks it is the gro bags themselves (with the wrong fertiliser in?). We had no problems at all last year with a mini greenhouse. This one is a 10 x 6 with two auto opening roof windows. I could post pics if that is possible on this forum. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

Brian
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  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Have they got fruit set? They don't need food until they reach that stage, so that won't be helping.
    Leaves shrivelling can be done to all sorts of things, so a photo would help.  :)
    It's often down to poor air flow, and/or foliage being too near the glass. If there's any sun at all at this time of year, a greenhouse is hideously hot. Toms like warmth, but when it gets to high twenties and more, that's too much for them.
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • parkgatemanparkgateman Posts: 50
    Its been cold at night for at least a week where I live and so I keep all vents and the door to the greenhouse closed at night . I have 6 peppers in there too and I put a cut  pop bottle half over them in the evening .  
  • KiliKili Posts: 1,104
    edited June 2023
    @947matthews-VFQQcMR

    Is your greenhouse shaded ? If not get your greenhouse shaded I use this as its cheap and will do a greenhouse of your size for two years shading. To much direct sunlight through glass and no shading is going to cause damage to the leaves and stress your plants. Shade them and it will remove direct sun and lower the temperature.

    'The power of accurate observation .... is commonly called cynicism by those that have not got it.

    George Bernard Shaw'

  • SkandiSkandi Posts: 1,723
    It sound (without a picture) like they are getting to warm.
  • MikeOxgreenMikeOxgreen Posts: 812
    Post pics, leaf curl is normal if that's what it is.
  • 947matthews-VFQQcMR947matthews-VFQQcMR Posts: 12
    I would post a pic if I knew how. Thanks for all the comments. I do have some of that greenhouse shade stuff left over from last year.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    If you click on the icon that looks like hills @947matthews-VFQQcMR and follow the info, that's the one for photos. Keep them at around 1MB or less and they'll load more easily.  :)

    There may be nothing drastically wrong with your toms, other than the usual, but a photo always helps. Your location is also a big factor in how things grow, and how well,  which people don't always realise. Orkney isn't like Southend    ;)
    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
    To post a pic click on the little ‘landscape’ picture above where you type your reply, and follow the instructions… if the picture doesn’t appear reducing its size usually does the trick. 
    If you can’t fathom it out let us know … someone will be able to explain better than I have I’m sure. 😊 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • 947matthews-VFQQcMR947matthews-VFQQcMR Posts: 12
    OK got it. Will post one of the pics. I do have some of that white stuff to paint on the glass but it's not easy to get off if needed. Blinds are another option but expensive and I read somewhere that they keep the sun off but not the heat.
  • SkandiSkandi Posts: 1,723
    They look fine to me, they've possibly had a bit to much heat but nothing that's going to kill them so far.
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