Tommies have blight - Help

[smallblueplanet]

Oooo now I really don't know what to think. Well OH tells me that the GC man seemed to know what he was talking about?

The packet says that the Dithane is to control the disease, so I've assumed that, if it did work, I'd get some toms off the plant ???

Are you sure he wasn't just trying to sell you Dithane? (Whatever nastiness that is!)

Hope you enjoy your tomatoes this year!

[Flummery]

The GC man WOULD sound like he knew what he was talking about - that's his job!

However, I join the great chorus here - it's sun scorch from water splashing on the leaves. DON'T spray them or chuck them - and DEFINITELY don't buy more from the man at the garden centre! They'll come good. If they've been in the pots more than 6 weeks I wouldn't feed them I'd pot them on into pots an inch or two bigger. The fresh compost will invigorate them. Good luck. Stick to your guns!

[lfnfan]

Bagpuss, glad you asked your question - i have had similar marks on my tom plant leaves for the past month especially on the lowest leaves (pic attached). With lower leaves also quite droopy. I was quite worried at first, but the plants don't seem at all bothered - for example, I have a number of lil' veggies starting to form at this stage and the plants are still heading upwards with vigour. I'm not worried at all now reading the knowledgeable words above.

[pdblake]

That's either scorch or at the worst some kind of deficiency. It's definately not blight.

[Bagpuss]

Hi Guys

Fear not the tommies are safe ! The door of the plastic greenhouse has been open all day and will be closed tonight. I'll get some seaweed feed and give them a little treat at the weekend.

No, it wasn't a small GC, it was a Notcutts. I have to confess that I am a little annoyed as the OH took a couple of plants with him and had to wait for some time until the "correct" person came along to answer the question.

The reason I took them to the GC was that I had discounted scorching as I have been watering from the bottom and hadn't thought about the condensation issue. And as they were protected I thought wind / frost damage unlikely, and no creepy things on there either. It's deffo an issue that they need to deal with.

I'm so vey very glad that I came on here before I threw them. Had I gone with the advice I would have lost a few pennies, but more importantly the lovely tommies that I'm looking forward to trying.

ifnan that is EXACTLY the same as my plants .

The tommies (and I) are most grateful !

[MrsC]

Got to agree last year I had blight on outdoor toms (quite late tho) so got a decent crop but none on the greenhouse crop

[AngelaC]

Anyone know what these marks are?

8 plants have been in an unheated greehouse for weeks and this is on 2 of them.

I lost all of mine to blight 2 years ago so am worried it has struck again.

[Flummery]

Not blight. I suspect it's to do with water splash/condensation and cooling at night. Even in an unheated house (as mine are) it can get down to 4 or 5 at night - they don't like it um 'em Captain Mainwaring!

Leave them for a few weeks - you won't even notice the blemishes.

[AngelaC]

Thanks Flummery, i shall return him to the greenhouse and leave be!

[rana]

I wouldn't be to quick on the feeding, there should still be plenty of nutrients in the compost. Too many (nutrient) salts in the soil can also cause damage to your plants.
Once potted up I dont feed until after the first flowers are well formed and then only at half strength.