Tomato advice

[SimonWhitaker]

Hello all I'm new to this forum but not new to the garden but would welcome some advice about my tomato's.
Hopefully these pictures have worked!

They are grown from seed kept in the greenhouse and otherwise in good health. Different varieties including Sungold and Feline. I had suspected a magnesium deficiency and have washed with Epsom I also put a table spoon of Epsom under each as I pot on so thought that was unlikely but am a little stumped.

Any suggestions would be gratefully received!

[binley100]

The first picture looks like a bit of scorch on the leaves. Are the new leaves coming through allright ?

[SimonWhitaker]

I thought scorch myself but new growth is discoloured and yellowish the papery burns are a good few weeks old and appeared when we had relatively cloudy weather

[binley100]

Have a look on here and see if there's anything ..

Photo Gallery of Vegetable Diseases

Your pictures are a bit small to get a good look...

[zazen999]

Magnesium overdose?

[SimonWhitaker]

Possibly I have never had a problem with that dosage before tho, I am just going to hold off with any treatment and see how they get on.

Thanks for your comments

[WendyC]

They just generally look a bit hungry to me. I think I'd give them a general liquid feed such as a seaweed extract or Mir@clegr0w.

[SarzWix]

I've only once had to resort to Epsom salts, and that was when growing in the most impoverished soil I've ever seen. Otherwise, I've found that a half decent tomato feed contains all the magnesium a plant needs along with the other nutrients needed for healthy growth. I'd give it a rest with the magnesium and try a more balanced approach.

[SimonWhitaker]

Yeah thanks I'd had much the same thoughts I have some seaweed extract that I'm just going to give at every other watering and see how they pick up, it's a very good complete compost so should not be a problem.

On the plus side the peppers and aubergines are looking fantastic!

[rustylady]

Simon, could you add your location to your profile please? Nearest town will do - it will then show up on your posts and helps with giving advice as we then have a better understanding of your climate conditions.

[SimonWhitaker]

Will do its Lancaster Lancashire

[SimonWhitaker]

Well whatever it is they are not happy!

They seem to be getting worse daily and I'm stumped I think I'm in danger of over treating them because I just don't know what to do!

[VirginVegGrower]

Can you get hold of some comfrey? I'd be tempted to shred some leaves and pop it on the top. I'm thinking it might be potassium, as opposed to magnesium. They look like they can't photosynthesize to me.

[VirginVegGrower]

What growbags are they in? MiracleGro?

[Urban]

Mine went like that last year after a cold damp period, I thought it was magnesium deficiency aswell

But I think it was something to do with botrytis or some other fungal disease, as all the leaves that looked like those in your pictures eventually succumbed to it

This year I am having some fans in the greenhouse to keep the air moving and hopefully avoid it happening again

That is if my plants ever turn up from suttons

Edit: Hmm just noticed, are they in miracle grow big bags of compost? if so that's what I grew mine in last year