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Originally Posted by b54red
If the whole plant is wilting in a day or two then you may be dealing with Bacterial Wilt. If before the wilting begins you are seeing some yellowing of the foliage, that is more indicative of fusarium wilt. I would need to see some detailed photos as the disease progresses to be more certain of what you are dealing with.
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Bacterial wilt is pretty much what I was thinking at the time. There was no discolored foliage at all; just real healthy plants wilting suddenly. A longitudinal section of the stem just above the crown showed some discoloration and sticking the piece in water showed some streaming. The only photo I found is from 2013. I know I took others of the section and other plants but can't find them.
That's the last year I grew tomatoes in the garden and switched to containers not in the garden.
Apologies to the OP for getting off topic!