return of aminopyralid?

[salilah]

My aunt had something similar last year but when we really looked at what was going on we thought it was more likely to have been spray drift into her GH by someone who had been less than careful, especially as the plants then grew away from the problem.

Thanks Marchogaeth - I might try the test anyway - if I can find any runner bean seeds! (will french beans work? got lots of those!)

I think though that your aunt's problem might also be mine - I have the top windows on automatic ventilating, but I also have two side ventilation panels next to the hedge of next door that are open - so it is possible they have been spraying?

That would explain the symptoms on the tomato plant that is still in the original multipurpose compost - mind you, the suggestion of mineral deficiency would also apply to that one!

Thanks all for ideas - I won't nag the supplier as yet, and I will give the test a go, and feeding (time to cut the comfrey!)

cheers
Sali

[bearded bloke]

Salilah,check posts by potstubsdustbins,he has which feeds to give to what & when down to a fine art

[realfood]

Yes, I am still around and do post from time to time. Had a look at the photos and I think that it is probably NOT aminopyralid contamination in this case. Any pea, bean, or tomato seed can be used in the test for aminopyralid.

[BigV]

I have just been reading these posts with great interest.I had never heard of AM. However my outdoor toms are suffering a very similar leaf curl.Ihad read that changes between day and night temperatures could cause this and then read that toms were very sensitive to herbicides.Brain eventually goes Into gear and I remembered our lawn had its summer treatment ten days ago.Result. Lawn has no weeds and toms have curly leaves.I have give them a weak dose of Epsom salts and a spray with aspirin and will water with a weak comfrey tea as well as weak tomato feed ,but not all at once!Will see what happens.


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[Bill HH]

I have just been reading these posts with great interest.I had never heard of AM. However my outdoor toms are suffering a very similar leaf curl.Ihad read that changes between day and night temperatures could cause this and then read that toms were very sensitive to herbicides.Brain eventually goes Into gear and I remembered our lawn had its summer treatment ten days ago.Result. Lawn has no weeds and toms have curly leaves.I have give them a weak dose of Epsom salts and a spray with aspirin and will water with a weak comfrey tea as well as weak tomato feed ,but not all at once!Will see what happens.


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In all the years I have grown tomatoes I have yet to see one that doesn't have curly leaves. it's what they do.

[marchogaeth]

In all the years I have grown tomatoes I have yet to see one that doesn't have curly leaves. it's what they do.

This is very true, it's knowing when to worry, like so much of life!

[salilah]

In all the years I have grown tomatoes I have yet to see one that doesn't have curly leaves. it's what they do.

Hi Bill HH
Agree! However, these don't look like curly leaves, they look like distortion - my apologies if my pictures don't show this properly!

Hi everyone - I tried feeding on Sunday (diluted tomato feed) and will check when I'm back at the house on Friday, will let you know. Many thanks for all the contributions!

[ButternutSquash]

I have three sungold in the ground, and one is very unhappy, not unlike the ones in this thread. The others are having a whale of a time. I can only think that some residue from lawn weedkiller applied months ago is the cause. Otherwise conditions are almost the same.

[BigV]

Bill HH. These curly purplish leaves look nothing like my GH toms.The leaves are small,and rolled up almost to cigar size.The lower leaves are not too bad,it's the ones higher up that are suffering.I know about ordinary leaf curl.I will keep trying comfrey on them to see if I can get the leaves green.


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[Bill HH]

Hi Bill HH
Agree! However, these don't look like curly leaves, they look like distortion - my apologies if my pictures don't show this properly!

Hi everyone - I tried feeding on Sunday (diluted tomato feed) and will check when I'm back at the house on Friday, will let you know. Many thanks for all the contributions!

I apologise, my answer was flippant but you do seem to have a real problem.

[Bill HH]

Well in both cases I would be spraying with asprin, purely because it is reputed to boost the immune system and apparently can do no harm. If its contamination with weed killer they may well grow through it but I would be inclined to remove any affect parts. Other than that careful feeding, watering and perhaps a spray of Epsom salts. There is not much more either of you can do.

[jacob]

In the photos it's a bit odd. The lower leaves look fine and only the upper ones distorted. Suggests to me that whatever the problem is it is recent, not in the original soil. Has anyone around you been using weed killer recently? I'm sure you've inspected, but it looks like a really exaggerated version of what happens when plants are covered with aphids. It doesn't look like a nutrient deficiency with me (though no harm in trying to top this up).

Scratching my head a bit, tomatoes can get mosaic virus?

[Potstubsdustbins]

Quote from Dr D G Hessayon. 'There are several important virus diseases which affect tomatoes. Leaves may be mottled and curled, stems may bear dark vertical streaks, foliage may be thin and distorted and growth stunted. Treatment none, destroy affected plants and feed the rest'.

If you have had an attack of greenfly they can carry the above diseases.

[salilah]

More great contributions - thank you all!

Yes for mine, it's definitely the top leaves - we don't use any sort of weedkiller or spray, so I wonder if maybe it's drifted from a neighbour

Really hope it isn't the virus disease - yes the solution may be to destroy the affected plants - but that is all of them! :-(

[Potstubsdustbins]

If that's the case that all the plants are affected I would play the 'wait and see' game you have nothing more to loose.