Tomato leaves

[wetwalnut]

Hi all, please see attatched,



I planted these toms about 3 weeks ago, they were in very good condition when planted.

Before planting I prepared a soil dug bed inside my cold greenhouse at the lottie.

In the bed I added own garden compost, a sprinkle of growmore fertilizer and a bag of orgrow.

After 1 week of planting the leaves turned yellow/brown.

The variety is Galina Yellow from The Real Seed Company.

I dont think it is blight because the stems are green and the flowers look good.

My question is, have I added to much to the bed and shocked them or something else ?

[Thelma Sanders]

It could be cold weather damage - if it's only the lower leaves, and the top leaves are green and healthy - then I wouldn't worry about it.

It certainly doesn't sound as if you did anything wrong.

[Florence Fennel]

A few of my outside ones have ended up like that - there's been too much fluctuation in the temperature, but I couldn't keep them inside any longer. Persevere, they'll probably recover in a few days.

[rustylady]

I do wish people would post a picture of the whole plant as well as the affected leaves. It's really hard to judge how bad the damage is with just close-ups.

Looking at the leaves in isolation it just looks like "elderly leaf syndrome".

[WendyC]

Looking at the leaves in isolation it just looks like "elderly leaf syndrome".

That's what I thought. I'd just remove them but not sure if it's the whole plant.
What is "orgrow"?

[rustylady]

What is "orgrow"?

According to this http://www.dtbrownseeds.co.uk/seeds-...ntrated-manure it's concentrated manure. Advice is to use a handful, not a whole bag. Wish people would read instructions.

[wetwalnut]

I will take a pic of the whole plant later, but the plants are only 18 inches high.
There is some top growth and the flowers look very good so I assume the plants are still growing. Just waiting for a growth spurt to see if this damage is spreading.

ORGRO- is a concentrated natural manure sold from our allotment shed. Was told its great for fruit and veg.

It has a very strong smell, I thought using to much of this could have caused the leaf problem.

[rustylady]

ORGRO- is a concentrated natural manure sold from our allotment shed. Was told its great for fruit and veg.

It has a very strong smell, I thought using to much of this could have caused the leaf problem.

It could well have done, didn't you read the instructions for use?

[Paulieb]

The leaves look like they are showing a potential magnesium deficiency. If you've grown tomatoes in this soil year on year, that could be a plausible diagnosis.

Having said that I would have thought adding your own compost, growmore and orgrow(?) would have added in the necessary nutrients (does your growmore contain magnesium or 'trace elements'?).

What also may or may not be relevant to your situation, is that magnesium 'can' become fixed (and unavailable to the plant) in acidic peaty soils.

[wetwalnut]

I dont read instructions, i believe in trial & error and learning by your mistakes.

Instructions can be misleading and inaccurate, thats just my opinion.

Plus, I'm a man Lol


Here are some more photos of the affected plants.

[wetwalnut]

Paulieb, thanks for your comments, I will give that some thought.

Does seem the plants are not getting or getting to much of something.

[Potstubsdustbins]

Are you there to open a vent/door when the sun is shining.

I ask because even with the door open on my GH Temps haved soared during sunny spells and then dropped back to 8 or 9 at night.

The other thing is that this rise in temperature could cause a lot of condensation with could be a problem.

Potty

[solway cropper]

I dont read instructions, i believe in trial & error and learning by your mistakes.

Instructions can be misleading and inaccurate, thats just my opinion.

Plus, I'm a man Lol


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I'm a man as well and I have found during my 65 years on the planet that instructions are not just there to fill up space on the packaging.

[kathyd]

Some of my plants are showing the same spottiness on their leaves - mostly the ones I've neglected horribly though, and failed to pot on properly. But your comments have made me decide to stop being such a skinflint and invest in a new box of tomato fertiliser, since the old one has been open and damp all winter . Oops.

[jacob]

Looks like weather damage to me -- given you're under glass frost seems mostly likely, though a bit surprising.

Much more importantly, I'm glad your Galinas are potato leaved -- I was worried we had had a labelling mix up...