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Fri, Jun 3, 11 at 12:30
| apologies ahead of time for sounding novice - it's because I am.
This is my first attempt at container tomatoes. I planted a couple varieties in 5 gallon buckets, drilled holes in bottom and sides for drainage. The bottom is thick bark mulch with organic planting soil on top and around the plant. I water 2-3 times a week and when planted added vigora tomato and veggie food then added that again about a month and a half in. Plant 1 is producing fruit but the leaves are wilting and turning brown? Pic below - I can't seem to figure out what's going on? Plant 2 has a couple small green fruits and some leaves, mostly on top, seem healthy - but many others, mostly at bottom, are dark green and seem leathery, and seem to be curling a little around the edges? Any insight would be greatly appreciated...here are pics of mentioned plants. PLANT 1
LINK https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/ILFpATVyqSGP94Jg43Y978HRLl1dL7HD iCwPd-u9TcY?feat=directlink PLANT 2
LINK https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/gBO0GBzeF0EdU2UXbJ30A-aV6UTK9gM9 q36TA_8DQjo?feat=directlink Thank you in advance! |
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| First, and I hope others read this, pots DO NOT need anything aggregate at the bottom for drainage. Doing so actually slows the drainage. If one wants to keep the soil from washing out just use some screen mesh over the holes. The entire pot should be nothing but soil mix top to bottom. If one needs weight to keep the pot from falling over mix sand into the soil OR simply place one large heavy item in the bottom of the pot (old weights found at garage sales work great). Plant one could be a little wilt (fusarium) or just nutrient stress from fruit load. Usually it's potassium, which leaches easily, that gets used up during fruit load. Might try some kelp meal to supply some. If it is fusarium not much you can do but take what you get and enjoy it. Plant two looks over-fertilized. |
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- Posted by suncitylinda 9A SoCal Inland (My Page) on Sun, Jun 5, 11 at 18:34
| Hey Mulio - thanks I have been watching this post since it went up because many of my potted toms look the same as cottonpa's first pix. Lots of fruit set, lots of wilt. I figured Fusarium or similar but maybe potassium will save the day, will try! BTW, I had my first Gary 'OSenna yestarday and it sure was good! Seems to me you had something to do with that.... Linda |
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