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Post by Cherry on Jul 10, 2011 6:53:00 GMT
The top few leaves have been curling tightly and now the curling is in the top part of the main stem as well. It started in just two tomatoes of the same variety but is now spreading to others. I can't find out what it is therefore I don't know how to correct the problem.
As this computer is borrowed I cannot put a picture on here to explain better, but I have never had this happen before.
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Post by Tel on Jul 10, 2011 7:17:40 GMT
I think i have the same problem Cherry, i only noticed it yesterday and it is on the one's i have grown for the shows. Like you i do not know what is causing it, i cannot remember seeing it before, when i go down to the allotment later i will take some pics.  |
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Post by wildlifefriendly on Jul 10, 2011 8:27:11 GMT
I get that on my tomatoes too. I don't know what causes it but it doesn't seem to do any harm, mine always grow out of it.
The only thing I can think of is over-watering, the ones which are curling (this year) are a lot wetter than those which aren't, this could be just a coincidence.
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Post by steve on Jul 10, 2011 9:26:34 GMT
They are very sensitive to weedkillers too? if not you could anyone nearby have sprayed or oversprayed? this can cause a curling of the leaves even if just a bit got through a greenhouse window
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Post by Cherry on Jul 10, 2011 9:42:31 GMT
This is now sticking to three plants. It is not weedkiller because the field next door is grown for hay, so we don't have any near the greenhouse. I will be interested in Tel's pics. I count the seconds for each plant when watering so that they all get the same and I don't think it is too much. I could be overfeeding. Would this cause the curling problem. Your answers are appreciated thanks.
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Post by lesley on Jul 10, 2011 10:34:54 GMT
Cherry I've just been listening to a garden program on the radio and someone on there has had the same problem and they say it's the cold evenings.  |
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Post by Tel on Jul 10, 2011 10:37:45 GMT
These ar the pics i took this morning.   |
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Post by Cherry on Jul 10, 2011 11:19:10 GMT
Crikey! Mine don't look near as bad. The leaf colour is the same as the plant and it is only the top few leaves, and as they have not worsened since the day before yesterday, I am really hoping they act as WF has noticed and grow out of it. Just read back and Lesley has come up with a good one too. I like the sound of that and that could be the problem. Two were the same variety, with a different one in between them which was alright, and the other curling one was near the door.
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Post by sweetpea on Jul 10, 2011 11:42:11 GMT
Tomatoes are prone to so many things. Not sure from the pics what this could be.
May just be a culture thing rather than a disease but you say you are on top of the watering Hmmm!
Curling of the leaves is quite normal and causes no harm but the discolouration seems to point to either a viral or culture problem.
Weedkiller damage tends to distort the leaves rather than just curling them up and is very noticeable.
A little bit of logical detetive work on your part cherry may figure out what it is or isn't.
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Post by floydie on Jul 10, 2011 12:02:15 GMT
2 of the cherry tomato plants i moved from the cold frame were all floppy the others were fine..  |
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Post by Cherry on Jul 10, 2011 13:19:46 GMT
Tomatoes are prone to so many things. Not sure from the pics what this could be. May just be a culture thing rather than a disease but you say you are on top of the watering Hmmm! Curling of the leaves is quite normal and causes no harm but the discolouration seems to point to either a viral or culture problem. Weedkiller damage tends to distort the leaves rather than just curling them up and is very noticeable. A little bit of logical detetive work on your part cherry may figure out what it is or isn't. You weren't reading carefully SP. Those pics are Tel's. I think WF and Lesley have sorted my problem out, after ruling out Steve's answer. |
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Post by wildlifefriendly on Jul 11, 2011 6:22:54 GMT
I am beginning to believe it could be too much water. Yesterday I didn't water the ones with curling leaves and today they are a lot straighter, again, it could be just coincidence. This is how my 'curly' plants look today   Yesterday these leaves were curled into a tight ball right back to the stem. |
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Post by Cherry on Jul 11, 2011 6:43:06 GMT
That is the one WF. They look better today. Thanks for that. The two main offenders were Sweet Million, yet the one in between was alright. It is the same age and getting the same amount of water. They all are.
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Post by wildlifefriendly on Jul 11, 2011 19:14:36 GMT
I wish I could tell you what causes it, but I can't, my tomatoes suffer it every year and it seems to do no harm.
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