Need some help

[cariann88]

Could it be damage from water on the leaves and the sun scorching them? Are any of them turning brown?

No the leaves are still green

[cariann88]

Those toms in the first photo look wilted. Are you watering enough? They dry out quick in pots, the leaves with all the patches on look like where the leaves have dried up and the sun has scorched them?
How often are you watering? Are you watering from the top or the bottom?

I water everyday when the weather is warm and sunny. And when it's not I water every other day. I do not want to over water.

I am watering my tomatoes at the bottom near the stem.

[Scarlet]

Stick your finger in the pot or scrape away some of the earth on the top, is the compost wet enough below the surface? They look dried out to me

[Bill HH]

Well it is not mildew. As for curling leaves, this seems to be a feature of most tomatoes. You plant does look a bit ragged so as said before pay attention to feeding and watering.is it a bush type or a cordon type? if a cordon you haven been breaking off the side shoots I can see at least two main stems.

[AllInContainers]

I'm tempted to agree with the feeding and watering. Mix up some liquid feed to the proportions shown on the bottle, and give the pot a very thorough soaking until it's running out of the drainage holes ..... it has got drainage holes, right? Then leave for 24 hours to see if it perks up.

If so it was hungry/thirsty, and do not water until next time it starts to go limp. You have now recalibrated the watering frequency baed on current weather conditions.

As to how much to use, water as much as you normally would and wait a minute or two, if it's not seeping out of the drainage holes then add more and wait a little longer. Repeat until exces is flowing out. This way you'll figure out how much the pot needs as well as how often. Obviously adjust according to weather conditions, and just be slightly ahead of it wilting when you water it in future. If you wait for it to wlt every time you'll have fruits splitting. In no time at all, you'll get the feel of the plants, and if you get used to the signs they give off, you'll be able to adjust the fluid input according to the growth and fruiting of them too. Individual plants can vary according to their own quirks of nature, and also the mix of compost .... even if they are all out of the same bag

[Potstubsdustbins]

Could it be sun scald? This is where toms are placed in direct sunlight without the being accustomed to it. You don't need water on the leaves although this will not help, I seem to remember something about the sap drying within the leaf itself but I am not to sure on that one.

As to them being limp etc. I think this is a different problem down to your watering and feeding regime.

I have just remembered that you transferred the plant out of the GH a couple of days ago that would fit in.

[cariann88]

Well it is not mildew. As for curling leaves, this seems to be a feature of most tomatoes. You plant does look a bit ragged so as said before pay attention to feeding and watering.is it a bush type or a cordon type? if a cordon you haven been breaking off the side shoots I can see at least two main stems.

I am sorry I thought I had replied back.

It is a cordon type. I have been breaking off the side shoots.

[cariann88]

I'm tempted to agree with the feeding and watering. Mix up some liquid feed to the proportions shown on the bottle, and give the pot a very thorough soaking until it's running out of the drainage holes ..... it has got drainage holes, right? Then leave for 24 hours to see if it perks up.

If so it was hungry/thirsty, and do not water until next time it starts to go limp. You have now recalibrated the watering frequency baed on current weather conditions.

As to how much to use, water as much as you normally would and wait a minute or two, if it's not seeping out of the drainage holes then add more and wait a little longer. Repeat until exces is flowing out. This way you'll figure out how much the pot needs as well as how often. Obviously adjust according to weather conditions, and just be slightly ahead of it wilting when you water it in future. If you wait for it to wlt every time you'll have fruits splitting. In no time at all, you'll get the feel of the plants, and if you get used to the signs they give off, you'll be able to adjust the fluid input according to the growth and fruiting of them too. Individual plants can vary according to their own quirks of nature, and also the mix of compost .... even if they are all out of the same bag

Yeah it has drainage holes. I usually water the bottom of the plant.

[cariann88]

Could it be sun scald? This is where toms are placed in direct sunlight without the being accustomed to it. You don't need water on the leaves although this will not help, I seem to remember something about the sap drying within the leaf itself but I am not to sure on that one.

As to them being limp etc. I think this is a different problem down to your watering and feeding regime.

I have just remembered that you transferred the plant out of the GH a couple of days ago that would fit in.

I don't think it could be sun scaled because I never water the leafs. I water at the base of the plant. I will give it a couple of more days and see how it goes. I feed the plant once a week.

[Scarlet]

If the plants aren't getting enough water and the leaves are limp and dehydrated the sun will burn them, even if they haven't got water droplets on them. They just dry out.

[Potstubsdustbins]

Like I posted you don't need water on the leaves for this to happen. Up your feeding regime to twice a week at least that will help.

[KittyColdNose]

It looks like the neem oil did the courgette some good. It had powdery mildew so I sprayed it with a neem/water mix. Nothing ventured and all that. Here is a photo taken 5 minutes ago. There are some patches where the mildew was, that's it. Seems to have killed it/cleared it.

I hope this wasn't a fluke

[Potstubsdustbins]

That's good news must get myself some of that. Thanks for the update.

[cariann88]

I have given it a good feed a couple of days ago and the tomato plant now looks a lot better

[cariann88]

Found my 1st tomatoes growing on the plant




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