Despite my tomato plants bouncing back after drying out and drooping a couple of weeks ago, I notice that one leaf on a plant partially died, and is gradually turning grey. Should I leave it alone, cut off that whole leaf, cut off the whole branch or something else? Here's a couple of photos:
The whole leaf or just cut out the decayed tip? And if the whole thing, should I pinch it out like an unwanted side shoot, or slice it with a razor to get a clean cut?
Thanks for the replies, I sliced off the dead bits and the rest seems to be fine since then.
My first couple of yellow flowers have opened up, so hopefully tomatoes are on the way. Loads of other tiny buds have formed but none look anywhere near ready to flower.
If anyone's interested in cheap liquid tomato food, Aldi are doing 1L bottles of it (or vegetable feed) tomorrow for £1.89, along with a few other gardening things.
The thing you have to look at is the dilution rate. Some brands are rather weak and you have to put more in a watering can per gallon, so they don't work out cheaper after all.
I've never bought tomato feed before this Aldi stuff, but I thought 15ml per gallon sounded very good value?
I bought vegetable feed from Lidl before, and that was 1 large cap-full per 3L, which isn't as strong. I must compare Aldi's vegetable feed next time I'm there. I'll probably get another bottle of tomato feed because I'll use it on dahlias, gladioli and lilies as well as my tomatoes.
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Despite my tomato plants bouncing back after drying out and drooping a couple of weeks ago, I notice that one leaf on a plant partially died, and is gradually turning grey. Should I leave it alone, cut off that whole leaf, cut off the whole branch or something else? Here's a couple of photos:
I'd just cut that piece of leaf out - in case some decay sets in and spreads. The rest of it looks fine
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Tomsk, I agree with dovefromabove, just cut out that leaf, keep fingers crossed and it should be fine.
The whole leaf or just cut out the decayed tip? And if the whole thing, should I pinch it out like an unwanted side shoot, or slice it with a razor to get a clean cut?
Just the bad part of the leaf - not the entire thing. Good idea to use a clean sharp blade.
Thanks for the replies, I sliced off the dead bits and the rest seems to be fine since then.
My first couple of yellow flowers have opened up, so hopefully tomatoes are on the way. Loads of other tiny buds have formed but none look anywhere near ready to flower.
If anyone's interested in cheap liquid tomato food, Aldi are doing 1L bottles of it (or vegetable feed) tomorrow for £1.89, along with a few other gardening things.
I bought a bottle of Aldi tomato feed. Here's the technical stuff on the back, if anyone's interested or wants to compare it to a leading brand:
Tomsk I am sure the Aldi tomato feed will be good. I generally use either tomerite or Westland but have used others with similar results.
The thing you have to look at is the dilution rate. Some brands are rather weak and you have to put more in a watering can per gallon, so they don't work out cheaper after all.
I've never bought tomato feed before this Aldi stuff, but I thought 15ml per gallon sounded very good value?
I bought vegetable feed from Lidl before, and that was 1 large cap-full per 3L, which isn't as strong. I must compare Aldi's vegetable feed next time I'm there. I'll probably get another bottle of tomato feed because I'll use it on dahlias, gladioli and lilies as well as my tomatoes.