Curling tomato leaf update.

Kazedwards · June 7, 2016

I thought I would put up an update on the tomatoes that had curling leaves. Of the plants that had it I only had to planted a few.
Here is pictures of the plants when I first noticed it.

Today I noticed two plants that still have the curling leaves in the garden. I will take a closer look tomorrow too. One of them seems to have started to put on new growth. The other was stunted by all of the rain last month. Here is the one that seems to have put on a little growth.

And a picture of the stunted one.

The old photos and the new are not of the same plant.

I still have plants that are not planted and of those the curling is still there on some. I don't think it has gone away on any. The most affected is very spindly and is really struggling. I'm sure it is spindly due to being shaded by the other plants.

Any thoughts on this?

-Zach

greenthumbomaha · June 8, 2016

Looks all too familiar. What mixes did you use for seed starting and potting up?

- Lisa

Nematode · June 8, 2016

Herbicide damage

zipcode · June 8, 2016

Yeah, probably, that odd thinning and everything would indicate herbicide. Also the plants look a bit starved. Maybe due to rain they can't absorb well or lack of air.

Kazedwards · June 8, 2016

Thanks for the help guys

-Zach

Salsacharley · June 8, 2016

You might check your soil for a root pest like root aphids or nasty nematodes.

Cole_Robbie · June 8, 2016

Herbicide can come from manure, or straw laid as mulch. Sometimes compost will have an imbalanced nutrient makeup, too much of one minor element, and it will cause the plant to look like it was damaged with herbicide.

If you pull any plants, look at the roots. If they have rotten away to nothing, that could have been part of the problem as well.

Kazedwards · June 9, 2016

I'm thinking it might be from the jiffy starting mix I used. I talk to a few other people today and they said they have had problems with it this year too. Gnats really bad like I did as well.

-Zach

ginger2778 · June 9, 2016

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Originally Posted by Kazedwards

I'm thinking it might be from the jiffy starting mix I used. I talk to a few other people today and they said they have had problems with it this year too. Gnats really bad like I did as well.

-Zach

Zach, was that the Jiffy organic, or regular? I volunteer for a community garden, and they use the Jiffy organic, so I really would like to know.
Also, did these symptoms start while they were in the seed mix, or after transplanted a while?

drew51 · June 9, 2016

I have this happen from time to time, and in most cases the plants eventually come out of it.
I have never used Jiffy either. IMHO my problem is probably cultural, too much water, too cold etc. Here seems to be an extreme case.
Seems variety specific for me with others showing no symptoms.

sdambr · June 9, 2016

It's happened to me the last two years also. From neighbors landscapers spraying. Last year I had to top the plants affected in order to get them growing again. They came back, but production was poor to say the least.

Hope it works out better for you.

Kazedwards · June 9, 2016

Quote:

Originally Posted by ginger2778

Zach, was that the Jiffy organic, or regular? I volunteer for a community garden, and they use the Jiffy organic, so I really would like to know.

Also, did these symptoms start while they were in the seed mix, or after transplanted a while?

It was jiffy organic and it started when in the mix as seedlings.

-Zach

Kazedwards · June 9, 2016

Quote:

Originally Posted by drew51

I have this happen from time to time, and in most cases the plants eventually come out of it.
I have never used Jiffy either. IMHO my problem is probably cultural, too much water, too cold etc. Here seems to be an extreme case.
Seems variety specific for me with others showing no symptoms.

I don't think it is variety specific. I started several plant of each and one will be normal the other will be affected.

-Zach

Kazedwards · June 9, 2016

Quote:

Originally Posted by sdambr

It's happened to me the last two years also. From neighbors landscapers spraying. Last year I had to top the plants affected in order to get them growing again. They came back, but production was poor to say the least.

Hope it works out better for you.

If it comes to that I think I will just pull the plants.

-Zach

ginger2778 · June 9, 2016

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kazedwards

It was jiffy organic and it started when in the mix as seedlings.

-Zach

Wow! Thank you, good to know. I am going to advise my community garden not to use it.

June 7, 2016	#1
Kazedwards Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 368	Curling tomato leaf update. I thought I would put up an update on the tomatoes that had curling leaves. Of the plants that had it I only had to planted a few. Here is pictures of the plants when I first noticed it. Today I noticed two plants that still have the curling leaves in the garden. I will take a closer look tomorrow too. One of them seems to have started to put on new growth. The other was stunted by all of the rain last month. Here is the one that seems to have put on a little growth. And a picture of the stunted one. The old photos and the new are not of the same plant. I still have plants that are not planted and of those the curling is still there on some. I don't think it has gone away on any. The most affected is very spindly and is really struggling. I'm sure it is spindly due to being shaded by the other plants. Any thoughts on this? -Zach __________________ -Zach Last edited by Kazedwards; June 7, 2016 at 10:57 PM.

June 8, 2016	#5
Kazedwards Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 368	Thanks for the help guys -Zach __________________ -Zach

June 9, 2016	#8
Kazedwards Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 368	I'm thinking it might be from the jiffy starting mix I used. I talk to a few other people today and they said they have had problems with it this year too. Gnats really bad like I did as well. -Zach __________________ -Zach

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sdambr Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 421	It's happened to me the last two years also. From neighbors landscapers spraying. Last year I had to top the plants affected in order to get them growing again. They came back, but production was poor to say the least. Hope it works out better for you. __________________ Sue "There are only two ways to live your life: as though nothing is a miracle, or as though everything is a miracle." Albert Einstein

June 8, 2016	#2
greenthumbomaha Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Omaha Zone 5 Posts: 2,514	Looks all too familiar. What mixes did you use for seed starting and potting up? - Lisa

June 8, 2016	#3
Nematode Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2012 Location: massachusetts Posts: 1,710	Herbicide damage

June 8, 2016	#4
zipcode Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Romania/Germany , z 4-6 Posts: 1,582	Yeah, probably, that odd thinning and everything would indicate herbicide. Also the plants look a bit starved. Maybe due to rain they can't absorb well or lack of air.

June 8, 2016	#6
Salsacharley Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2013 Location: New Mexico Posts: 2,052	You might check your soil for a root pest like root aphids or nasty nematodes.

June 8, 2016	#7
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	Herbicide can come from manure, or straw laid as mulch. Sometimes compost will have an imbalanced nutrient makeup, too much of one minor element, and it will cause the plant to look like it was damaged with herbicide. If you pull any plants, look at the roots. If they have rotten away to nothing, that could have been part of the problem as well.

June 9, 2016	#10
drew51 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Sterling Heights, MI Zone 6a/5b Posts: 1,302	I have this happen from time to time, and in most cases the plants eventually come out of it. I have never used Jiffy either. IMHO my problem is probably cultural, too much water, too cold etc. Here seems to be an extreme case. Seems variety specific for me with others showing no symptoms.