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Can someone tell me what is wrong with my tomato plants?

Peridot-48

Posted 3:10 pm, 08/01/2012

SOUNDS LIKE TOMATO BLITE...THEY CAN COME OUT OF THIS CONDITON ..BUT THIS CONDITIONS PUTS A STRAIN ON THEM AND A SET BACK !

cucumber

Posted 4:32 pm, 05/21/2012

Rain droplets acts like a magnifying glass on plant leaves.

Yard Bird

Posted 4:30 pm, 05/21/2012

iVE NEVER SHADED A PLANT AND THEY DO JUST FINE ... THE PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR IS TO MUCH RAIN

cucumber

Posted 4:30 pm, 05/21/2012

Rabbit, fish and worm poop is the only poop you do not need to compost. All others need composting before using on plants.

whitehawk

Posted 4:26 pm, 05/21/2012

Chicken manure is good but only if it is aged. Fresh or semi-fresh will burn the plants.

Collegekid2012

Posted 4:19 pm, 05/21/2012

Always plant when it's cooler out

cucumber

Posted 3:51 pm, 05/21/2012

It's best to set plants out on the start of cooler cloudy rainy days. That way you don't have to shade them or temper them.

justcause24

Posted 2:58 pm, 05/21/2012

miraclegro is a gardeners best friend

pour some of it around the bottom if you do it in the sun or this evening spray the whole plant

countrygal

Posted 2:51 pm, 05/21/2012

Thank you folks for all the help!

cucumber

Posted 1:15 pm, 05/21/2012

The bottom of this page shows and talks about leaf burn http://cpgardeners.blogspot...blues.html

michaelhjsr

Posted 1:03 pm, 05/21/2012

Stake em up for support,don't over water them sun lite cup of chicken poop in 5 gal water this works for me.

countrygal

Posted 12:58 pm, 05/21/2012

I agree Mtn , but I have done the same thing for years and never had this happen!

Mtnbiker

Posted 12:55 pm, 05/21/2012

You'd think a country gal would know how to plant maters

countrygal

Posted 12:52 pm, 05/21/2012

Thanks whitehawk, I wondered if it could have been the sun. The place where I bought them had them under a cover, but they were sold in containers. I have bought them just like this for years and never had that happen. I guess we live and learn, thanks again for the info.

diesel and dust

Posted 12:50 pm, 05/21/2012

You need to shade them when you first plant them. This ensures that they toughen up to withstand the sun's heat. They need to adjust from where you have transplanted them from the planting trays to your garden.

whitehawk

Posted 12:48 pm, 05/21/2012

Tomatoes are sun scalded. Plants were either grown in or held in shade and were not sun hardened. I assume these were sold as tomato plants not in containers but in bundles, never-the-less, all newly planted tomatoes need some shading for the first 3 or 4 days and plenty of water. News paper makes good shading material. Tent the tomatoes and weigh the papers down so they don't blow against the plant. Leave a lot of room in the paper for the plant and air to circulate through it. In the country we break tree limbs and use them to shade the tomatoes rather than the papers because too many tomato plants and plenty of leafy branches from black gum and wild cherry limbs. I'd start over because even if you lucked out and the plants did come back they would never really thrive.

countrygal

Posted 12:43 pm, 05/21/2012

I planted tomato plants Saturday evening, just bought them on Saturday. I went to water them last night and the leaves have turned white and look like they might be drying up. The stem part of the plants look fine and are not drooping or changing colors. By white, I mean they look like they have been painted white! Has this happened to anyone else? I wonder if they are going to survive or if I should just go ahead and start over

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