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Poorly Tomatoes

John HardingJohn Harding Posts: 541
in Problem solving
Hi again all,
My tomatoes are looking a bit sad, I posted a couple of pics last week but they seem to be getting worse (Pics below taken this afternoon 13.7 23). These are supposed to be flower stems but they look more like fleshy growths. Any ideas?



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  • John HardingJohn Harding Posts: 541
    PS,
    These are in my small 'Access' GH - in the main Robinson GH the plants are growing well
  • I_clishI_clish Posts: 7
    edited July 2023
    @John Harding

    They do look a little unhealthy. 

    You could try repotting them with some new compost or adding some appropriate feed.  When repotting it's best to repot some of the stem because the nodes become strong root systems.

    Maybe you have tried that already?

    Afaik tomatoes don't like temperatures above 35 degrees and it has been hot lately, maybe that?

    Without knowing what you have tried, I would check their nutrients and climate. Maybe need a little more water?

    They are pretty aggressive growers so once you have got to the root of the problem they should spring back.
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    It look very much like this.  I had it once,  I’d never used any chemical or feed,  they were inside.
    https://youtu.be/LwS41fW1Xi4
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • John HardingJohn Harding Posts: 541
    Thank you for your post Lyn. Checking the link you gave shows exactly the problem but I haven’t used any chemicals. All the compost that the toms are in came from the same compost bin & had been rotting down for about 4 years but only the affected plants are in that compost so I guess it is a compost problem. I’m going to have to clean that compost bin out & sterilise it before reusing it. (I have 3 home made bins I use in rotation). John H
  • EustaceEustace Posts: 2,290
    I had this issue with tomato plants potted in supagrow compost bought from HB. I was told that it was contaminated with weedkiller residue. May be your compost was contaminated by residual herbicide or one of your neighbours could have used a weedkiller spray.
    Oxford. The City of Dreaming Spires.
    And then my heart with pleasure fills,
    And dances with the daffodils (roses). Taking a bit of liberty with Wordsworth :)

  • Allotment BoyAllotment Boy Posts: 6,774
    I thought it looked like herbicide damage too. Have you used weed and feed on your lawn, and put the clippings in your bin?  or  used straw as a mulch and then put it in your compost, both possible sources of contamination. 
    AB Still learning

  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    I used the compost that I’d always used,  it was only one particular type of plant that succumbed to that,  all the others were fine.
    Which type have got it?  Or is it all of them? 
      It won’t be your compost @John Harding. Don’t go wasting that,  I doubt very much if that’s the reason. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • MikeOxgreenMikeOxgreen Posts: 812
    Where did you get your compost ingredients from? It looks like Aminopyralid. Use that term attached to 'Dowding' on YT for more info.
  • ShepsSheps Posts: 2,236
    Here you go @John Harding 

      https://youtu.be/w7vr-GlzuZs
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    @John Harding.   Are they just curled leaves then,  mine had a thickening on them,  usually caused by a gall of some sort.
    Have you used farmyard manure on your compost heaps? 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

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