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Tomato curl
bexbrown81
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in Fruit & veg
Hi. Can anyone tell me what has happened to make my tomato leaves curl like this and how to f it or are they gonnas?
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It could be one of several reasons. Overwatering can cause this. Transplant shock is another possibility. Tomatoes like to be kept evenly moist but as your others look healthy it is probably something else. Transplant shock is another possibility. It could be aphid attack - have you seen any greenfly on your plants? Some tomatoes curl their leaves naturally. It can also be as a result of varying temperatures between day and night. To cut my ramblings short it doesn't mean that your tomatoes are doomed as once you rule out some or all of the possible causes your plants should recover.
Someone else had the same problem just recently, Bexbrown, have a look at the answers here:
http://www.gardenersworld.com/forum/problem-solving/curling-tomatoes/983916.html
Mine did the same last week, but they've uncurled now. Probably irregular watering and temperature fluctuation.
Thanks swisssue
Thanks ladybird4
You are most welcome.
There is curl and curl. Moderate curl is the result of low night temperatures. But the tomatoes pictured look as though they have been accidentally sprayed with weedkiller/
There was a spate of reports of manure/chippings contaminated with weedkiller. There was a lot about it in the press. It was some time ago. Perhaps the compost ingredients were stored by the manufacturer for some time in the hope the weedkiller would dissipate rather than take a loss on the whole lot..
Mine have been the same, I took one lot out and the second lot have done the same. Could it be the Growbag? I've not used this sort before.
mine have definitely not had weed killer on but I have used slug killer pellets in the greenhouse??
The lower leaves are not affected at all and this is the first year I have used a tomatoe grow bag compost to pot them in.
They have started fruiting, do you recommend throwing them?
Definitely looks like Aminopyralid contamination, were you using Levingtons Grow Bags? They were selling contaminated Grow Bags in 2016 and they are still selling contaminated Grow Bags now!