I am hoping someone can I.D. this wilting problem I seem to have everyyear. The plants start out great, grow large, start producing lots of tomatoes and generally act like they are very happy. Sometime around this time of year usually I start to get this wilt. It usually starts on one branch or stem of the plant and wilts completely while the rest of the plant is just fine and continues to grow and produce. Over time the original stem that wilted turns yellow then crispy brown and dies. After awhile the whole plant finally kicks it, but for awhile continues to grow and produce tomatoes. Doesn't seem to be related to watering or heat of the day issues. Some of the tomatoes are in the raised beds that I have grown veggies in for 5 years and some are in large pots with a hand mixed blend of store bought ingredients. Every year it seems to happen. Hopefully the pics will help, you can click on them to make them larger. Sorry if I forgot any important details, I will try and answer any questions. Please help, frustrated tomato lover kendra

RE: unknown wilt on otherwise healthy plants

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• Posted by tennegreen (My Page) on
  Fri, Jun 29, 07 at 9:43

• Posted by ardnek710 z6 stlouis (My Page) on
  Fri, Jun 29, 07 at 20:57

I took some pictures of the stem. Bacterial wilt does not involve chlorosis. Some of the stems have that. I put a cut stem in to water and did not notice any sort of stuff coming out of it. I thought it might be bacterial canker also, but don't really know. thanks kendra

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• Posted by ardnek710 z6 stlouis (My Page) on
  Wed, Jul 4, 07 at 19:19

hopefully these pics will turn out. Like I said above, no stream of anything came out of the cut stem when I put it in water. Again, the plant is perfectly healthy then one branch/stem (from main stem of plant to tip) will wilt all of a sudden, then turn brown and crispy. Eventually entire plant dies this way. The green zebra in these pics, was 4 feet tall and dripping with leaves, flowers, and maters when one stem started. Within 1 week entire plant is dead.

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