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Bad Heirloom Tomatoes-Need Advice Please

jannie
13 years ago

In Apruil I planted 6 heirloom tomato plants I got from White Flower Farms in Connecticut. I weatered and weeded diligently,set up ladder plant supports, and most of the bushes look pretty good and have lots of green tomatoes on them. I count nearly 40 green tomatoes over six plants. One of the plants, however, Mr. Stripey (supposed to be green and yellow stripes) looks pretty bad. The plant itself is shorter than the rest, has about 6 small green tomatoes on it, but the stems and leaves look like they're dying. What should I do? Apply extra water? Harvest the tomatoes, pull up that one plant? I don't see any sign of disease or insects, it just looks very dry and the leaves are turning brown. Any suggestions? As I said, the other 5 plants look very good. I am in Long Island NY. Zone 6. So potentially I could leave this plant where it is for another 3 to 4 months.

Comments (2)

  • jannie
    Original Author
    13 years ago

    I don't need advice anymore. i came out the next day and the plant looked dead,so I pulled off the tomatoes. Ripped up the plant, including the roots, and disposed of it with my household trash, didn't compost it.

  • planetes
    13 years ago

    Unfortunately, even the best of us lose plants to various environmental and disease/insect issues. It sucks but it's just part of the price of learning and experimenting with new varieties. I'm very experienced with tomatoes but this is my first year with pumpkins and I've had my fair share of issues.

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