unhappy marmande tomato - help!

[jimbojetset]

just noticed that my marmande is unhappy, it was a tad unhappy yesterday, now it appears to be very sad indeed
it's wilting and has gone brown at the bottom of the stem
what should i do?! rip it out so it doesn't spread?
photo's attached
please help!
panic!

[Sanjo]

Jimbo, have you overwatered it? I did this last year to my cucumber and it looked like this. I eventually carefully scraped off the top layer of wet compost and added some dry and didn't water for a while and it picked up. I also increased the drainage holes because i had mine in bags.
If it isn't this then i expect somebody else will put us both right!

[Flummery]

Have you drowned it? It's VERY hard to get the watering right in growbags (I find).

[jimbojetset]

i don't think so!
just been out and stuck my finger to the bottom of the bag
it's damp but not wet
and wouldn't all the other tomatoes in the bag be equally suffering if i'd overwatered
i had a little squeeze of the brown bit and if feels hollow
thanks for your thoughts though!
anyone else?

[jimbojetset]

just googled hollow stem tomato and saw this sclerotonia disease thingummy
does this happen in the UK?
the plants came from a garden centre, probably not a very good one!

[Flummery]

Dunno. Never heard of it - or experienced brown rot on stems either. I usually raise all my own toms. It's been a while since I bought one - tell a lie - I bought a Brandywine plant last year because I knew I could save the seeds!

Strange if it's the only one though?

[cupcake]

[QUOTE=Flummery;472332]Dunno. Never heard of it - or experienced brown rot on stems either. I usually raise all my own toms. It's been a while since I bought one - tell a lie - I bought a Brandywine plant last year because I knew I could save the seeds!

Ah Flum! A girl after my own heart! I got a plant of black cherry this year , I use the side shoots as extra plants! I'll collect some seeds later!

[jimbojetset]

gah! don't know what to do!
what would you all do?
hoof it out before it spreads am thinking at the mo!

[jimbojetset]

well i just had a good luck and ripped her out, the stem had gone woody and hollow, am guessing that she was done and not messed around to see if it's catching, especially seen as though yes i grew most of mine from seed, and have nurtured them for far too long for them to fall fowl of mystery woody hollow stem syndrome
thanks all!