Caithness Map :: Links to Site Map Paying too much for broadband? Move to PlusNet broadband and save£££s. Free setup now available - terms apply. PlusNet broadband.  
Results 1 to 10 of 10

Thread: Tomato leaves

  1. #1

    Default Tomato leaves

    The leaves on my tomato plants are curling can anyone suggest what I am doing wrong! They are in greenhouse in gro bags and watering daily.
    Thanks

  2. #2
    Join Date
    Mar 2003
    Location
    Bower
    Posts
    982

    Default

    Any aphids?

  3. #3
    Join Date
    Apr 2006
    Posts
    1,068

    Default

    Temperature fluctuations - maybe overfeeding

  4. #4

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Scunner View Post
    Temperature fluctuations - maybe overfeeding
    .

    Temperature fluctuation could be a possibility, watering every second day and feeding once a week.

  5. #5

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by davem View Post
    Any aphids?
    No aphids that I have noticed, just leaves curling about 3/4 of plant length Top part OK

  6. #6
    Join Date
    Dec 2009
    Location
    bettyhill ish
    Posts
    1,062

    Default

    mine are doing the same but the fruits are setting and growing fine. In fact looks like it could be a bumper crop
    sometimes the devil needs an advocate

  7. #7
    Join Date
    Oct 2010
    Location
    lyth
    Posts
    163

    Default

    I was told that as long as there are no pests that curled leaves are a sign of health on toms

  8. #8

    Default

    I associate tomato leaf curl with something deficient in the method of watering, but am not beneficial about this.
    Robot Vacuum

  9. #9
    Join Date
    Nov 2013
    Posts
    27

    Default

    Leaf curl from the bottom up especially with yellowing and dark spots and no pests is over watering iirc. t
    Top leaf curl is healthy and fine, again with no pests or disease. sproradic watering ie feast and famine with cause fruits to split.

  10. #10
    Join Date
    May 2008
    Location
    Castletown
    Posts
    305

    Default

    I pretty much agree with little red one, and I don't know why I'm responding to a tomato question in December. Too little, too late. Leaf curl is nothing to worry about in itself. Dark spots are another issue. Tomatoes, being of the same family, are susceptible to potato blight. Dark blotches on the leaves are the first sign of this. There is nothing you can do. Rip the plant out before it spreads.

    But if the leaves are healthy, and curling a bit, are there some bluish tinges on the margins? If so, they are cold. Simple as that, and not much you can do about it.

    But often, curling leaves suggest whitefly, which is the bane of indoor tomatoes, whether in a polytunnel, greenhouse or conservatory.

    Don't be put off and try again next year. Green tomato chutney, I am told, is quite nice. And aphids add protein, albeit in very small quantities.
    There are neither rights nor wrongs in gardening. Only experiences.

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •