Yellowing tomato leaves

[Curvy Vixen]

I have 3 tumbling tomato plants (I actually do have the names this time but have forgotten cos I'm in work!!) but they are a hanging variety.

I have lots of flowers on them and quite a few tiny tomatoes. I noticed yesterday though that quite a few of the leaves are turning yellow..some odd leaves and on a couple there are 3 or 4 'branches' of leaves that have all gone yellow.

I have pulled the discoloured leaves off but am wondering if this is normal or is it indicitive of a lack of something that I should be doing/feeding/watering/whatever??

There are a few blackened, kind of crispy ones too but I think this might just be weather/wind damage..?

Any advice accepted gratefully!!

[TPeers]

Are the yellowed leaves soft and slimy or just pale?

Could be that they need feeding as they are in hanging baskets, the compost is only good for so long.

Would recommend something like tomorite or similar, can't remember the formula - the feed that gives flowers not leaves!

Terry

[Headfry]

May I add a question to this, My tomato leaves have also gone yellow, not slimy.
The stems have gone brown. I assumed its blight, but there is no sign of slime.
confused?????

[moggssue]

I also have large brown patches on my tomato stems, mostly around leaf/branch joints but no slime and the tomatoes seem fine. If it is blight, can we still eat the tomatoes?

[Alison]

If the leaves have just gone pale and yellow then the plant is probably simply hungry. Feed imediately and this should help. If it is something more serious, but the toms are fine then I'd say it's fine to eat them.

[Curvy Vixen]

Thanks...will feed tomorrow night with some tomato food. They are in small troughs so wouldn't be surprised if all the goodness was gone from the soil..

[Cutecumber]

You really need to feed pot-grown tomatoes - they tire very quickly. Do it regularly - twice a week if you can.

Blighted tomatoes are not poisonous, so if the fruit is intact, try it. You may find that is it not good when you cut it open, however.

[moggssue]

I've been feeding at least once a week since it stopped raining and have loads of green toms, a few just starting to turn yellow at long last - can't wait to try one, provided its okay when cut. I think I'll half them first just to make sure since I'm not sure whether I have blight or not (see separate post, sorry to confuse things, didnt mean to put this on two at once!).

[Jaxom]

I keep a big bucket full of weak feed in the greenhouse and use this every time I water. Then I top up the pots with plain water. I find feeding a little and often, works better than once or twice a week using a full strength tomato food.

[Curvy Vixen]

[QUOTE=Cutecumber;126992] Do it regularly - twice a week if you can.

QUOTE]

Twice a week!!

I thought I was doing well cos I've fed them once

Might make up the weak watering can's worth and do it a few times this week and then twice a week..thanks folks! Will send you a tomato sandwich if they survive their grower

[Cutecumber]

Liquid feed doesn't hang around long - it's an instant boost as the plants can take it straight in.

If you grow in a container, once the growing media nutrients are exhausted, there is nowhere else for the plant to get its food.

A granular feed, mixed into the surface of the compost, will last longer but will take a while to break down.

[Curvy Vixen]

Right!!

Feed-wise I have Tomorite (sp?) and chicken manure

I also have some powder stuff in a cardboard box by Mr someone or other but not sure I have it for tomatoes...

I'm honestly not thick, I'm just at work and can't get to my shed to see what things are called!

Thanks for your (collective) help...I'll suss it out later!

[The Gardener]

I read somewhere that magnesium deficiency causes yellowing of leaves and can be fixed by a dose of epsom salts. (This is from memory and should be double checked.)

Also this is normal on lower leaves later in the plants life, I think.

I always thought to feed them once a week. Maybe more than twice a week could be overdose.

The Gardener

[bramble]

Jaxom, just to say its lovely to see you back after so long. Hope your health has improved.

[Headfry]

Still confused by my tomatoes

some leaves yellowing
parts of stems gone brown
still growing though, still flowering and producing tomatoes.
not slimy.
one or two tomatoes have signs of brown winkled skins over part of them!
Is this blight? one day I say it must be, the next day I'm not so sure as they are still growing well........confused.......very!