Been a long time stalker of forum posts. Thought that I should come out of hiding and post my problem.

I am a new gardener. And I am in zone 4. The summer here has been as odd as Keanu Reeve's acting skills. It is still somewhere in the 70s as I write. But my constant affection has ensured a nice garden. Plenty of cabbages, eggplants and peppers and tomatoes thus far. Compost, compost tea and constant staring at the plants have helped me out a bit I would say.

BUT, my supposed FT resistant Sunsugar is showing signs of sadness, specially during daytime. It has been growing well; right now it is around 5 and half feet tall and 3-4 feet wide. But for the last few days the top is showing signs of wilting, during daytime. The days are not hot at all; temp has not touched 90s, in fact it is hardly touching 80s. After researching through the forum posts, one would assume that mid-summer Fusarium Wilt might be the cause. But again, it is F resistant. The wilting is not there in the evenings and also during cloudy days. It has a lot of flowers up there on the stem and they look good.

I had a walnut tree in the yard which I took down. But all the tomatoes are doing just fine; in fact this one is the farthest from the tree. I have a few tomatoes that are planted extremely close to the walnut remains and they are fine.

No signs of any pest damage; my constant staring and my mighty wasp army have kept the bugs away from the tomatoes (the brassicas are a different story but the wasps have kept their war on against the caterpillars).

I was just wondering whether someone can point me to the right direction. Is it too late in the season for V wilt? Can a resistant tomato still get stressed by F wilt? Walnut problem? But then again, the other tomatoes are just fine and this one is the farthest away. Aliens maybe?

Cheers,
Gilgamesh

IF NOT: and most of the plant wilts, then there is a cause for concern.

By chance was the tomato plant grown from seed in a Jiffy pellet? If yes and the mesh was not removed from the pellet prior to transplanting, it may be that the plant is strictured so that when water demands and transpiration are greatest (heat of the day and sunlight) the tomato plant can't supply quite enough water to meet the demand.

But as Seysonn says, as long as it perks back up in the eveing or or cooler cloudy days, it should be fine. The upside is that your tomatoes probably will not have a diluted watery flavor.

Betsy

Thanks for your input. It was a Chef Jeff plant :-)

I planted it last as an afterthought after I discovered I have space for one more tomato..lol. I dont know what and how they did the seeding. But I learnt something from your post and will keep it in mind.

When you say you "I have watered it diligently, deeply and when it needed it." how much water are you giving it?

Betsy

I try to water it deeply 3-4 days apart, provided there has been no rain. Is it too much/too little? I follow the same schedule with my other plants and they are doing fine. However, I must add that the Sunsugar looked much better today overall and its tomatoes are getting gluttonously consumed in the backyard itself.