Tomato plant problems?
Question:We have vines full of tomato's that are getting ripe and look great, but the leaves are turning yellow and dying.
We live in tx and have gotten tons of rain, I haven't had to water them once. I also put some pine bark mulch around each plant at the beginning to maintain soil moisture.
There are not any insects around, we've checked. and put out sevin dust.
Would miracle grow help?
Any tips Thanks!
Answers:
Sounds like too much water is the problem. Can't help you with all the rain in Texas as of late, but try removing the mulch around the plants and let the soil dry out a bit.
sounds like they are getting too much water. I don't think you need any fertilizer, just be a little more conservative on watering. just snip off the yellow and brown leaves.
too much water..
way too much water u might wanna cover them up or something?
I'm in Dallas. The plants are getting too much water. If the sun ever returns, they should be OK. I have mine in Miracle Grow Garden soil and they are doing just fine. I got 4" of rain in the last 24 hrs. Mine are in raised beds so most of the water drains out.
Like everyone else says... too much moisture. The pine bark might be adding to the problem as well by holding in the moisture.
never have used mulch ever.take it away! now! last year I had over 100 tomato plants...with thousands of fruit
Most likely, your soil is waterlogged to the point where the roots can't take up water or nutrients resulting in yellowing. Warmer weather will help, and you could try mixing some peat moss into the soil around the plants to help level out the moisture level. Another good possibility is normal aging of leaves which happens at the bottom of the plants first.
Other possibilities include:
-Tomoto leaf curl (see http://www.gaipm.org/vegetable/tomato_ye... ) could be an issue, but it doesn't sound like it given that your plant is producing well.
-Mosaic virus (see http://www.gardenaction.co.uk/techniques... )
-A great resource for all issues associated with tomato plants is http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/garden...
Get that mulch off - As wood/bark/sawdust decomposes, it sucks up all the nitrogen in the soil.
I wouldn't put too much nitrogen on tomatoes this time of year, but remove the mulch, let the soil dry out and see if that helps. Some tomato fertilizer isn't too high in nitrogen, a little might help, but too much will give you a lot of leaves.
They sell red (SRM) plastic to put under tomatoes both in stores and on the internet. The red shiny color is supposed to increase the yield. Maybe try that next year. It should help keep moisture in, unless you get flooded again, in which case it would make it worse. Good luck.
2 tablespoons of Epsom salt, 1 teaspoon of baby shampoo in a gallon of water. Spray this on your plants. Tomato plants love this!
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