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More tomato problems :(
DCooper2
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I have attached some pictures of my tomato plants that are baffling me. Leaves are dying off and I don't know why, I understand that it is normal for "older" leaves to dry up but now its happening to ones closer to the tops of the plants, any advice?? Thank You.
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Really where about's on the top pic? There is little bits of compost on the underside of the leaves, I shall let them dry out a bit before watering again. Thank You
Is it possible it got too cold? Is it mainly on leaves near the plastic wall? As Edd said, don't over water (they look to be standing in a puddle in the picture). Also, check for red spider mites, I've had them make tomatoes leaves go like that while indoors.
Take heart, not all is lost. Snip off the damaged leaf back to healthy growth. When you plant out tomatoes, you can trim off the bottom few leaves and plant it deeper than originally grown. I've even planted them out laying down at an angle in a trench, if you have particularity tall plants. They'l form new roots all along the stem.
They've been growing inside and yeah they are bottom watered so you a right with the puddle. Do you just take off the offending leaf or the branch? On another I just took the branch off and the problem just shifted to another leaf. It will be getting planted deeper when it goes out fully, The pictures were taken today and it was the first day of hardening them off to go in the greenhouse.
Many Thanks
Edd me too haha i did a quick search after you said and lookily the"specks" never move haha