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Is this tomato blight?

Loz46Loz46 Posts: 103
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Hi guys, some of my tomato plants have these markings on the leaves. I sacrificed the ones that had it the worst, as I had more plants that I had space for, but now some of the others are starting to get it too.

Is blight treatable if only a couple of sets of leaves have it?

Thanks very much!

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  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,384

    Doesn't look like blight to me but could be one of the other fungal leaf spots or thrip damage.  Have a look under the leaves to see if you can see any:

    http://www.bcpcertis.co.uk/our-solutions/biological-control/thrips-control.html

    If no creatures, make sure you only water the roots, never get water on the leaves and try and improve air circulation if you can.  One way of doing that is moving the plants further apart so the leaves from adjacent plants never touch.

    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • Loz46Loz46 Posts: 103

    Hi Bob,

    Thanks for the reply. They were in small pots when I took that photo, and now I've transplanted them all to their final big pots, they all look much healthier, so maybe they were lacking something. No sign of any insects..?

    Cheers,

    Lauren

  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,384

    Great news Lauren. image  Don't be tempted to feed them until there are tiny tomatoes forming and they should be fine.

    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
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