Would you give advice on problem tomato plants?
Our Better Boy tomato plant has leaves that are turning brown and falling off, it looks to be dying for sure, and it also has some leaves that are yellow. I thought at first it was too much water due to the yellowing, but the others turning brown, doesn’t make sense. There are tomatoes on the plants, but the plant doesn’t look like it’s going to make it. It is about 5 1/2 ft tall. We have used Sevin dust on our plants. One other plant, is looking similar, which has those small pear shaped tomatoes, but the two cherry tomatoes are doing ok. What can this be and what are we doing wrong? We used shredded mulch around the plants as well. Also have used Miracle Grow for tomatoes all season, (by box instructions.)
It’s either fusarium or verticellium wilt and there’s nothing you can do. It’s a fungus that comes through the soil.
This wilt is the reason why I keep my tomatoes in containers. I can have ten toms but only one plant will get this wilt. Then I can’t plant anything else in the container for a while.
The link’s interesting.
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