leaf tips of some varieties go white

the999bbq · May 8, 2008

Some of my tomatoplants have leaf with perfectly white leaf tips, the veins of the leaf stay green.

All tomatoes (100+) have practically the same soil mixture (some cheap-### brandless potting soil and good brand potting soil) and only a few (5?) have the white leafs. It's not like leafburn - a dropped some drops of water on other plants and that looks quite different. Greens veins remind me of some shortage but I don't know what it was again (Magnesium?) but I thought it went with yellowy leafs... and here it is white as paper

I have about 2 plants per variety in that batch and some varieties had both of them white - how are the odds of that (all plants per variety where transplanted 'together' so it could he that they got the same 'bad' soil mix, or are some varieties more prone to this 'problem').
All the plant are in good condition, they haven't received any fertilizer until now (apart from coffee grounds and the fact that you can hardly buy potting soil without 6 months fertilizer in it)

Is it a problem for the plants and what can you perscribe me..

dice · May 10, 2008

Tips of the leaves only? Sounds like overwatering. (They may
have all had the same water, but some cultivars may be more
tolerant of wet feet than others.)

May 8, 2008	#1
the999bbq Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2007 Location: Belgium Posts: 191	leaf tips of some varieties go white Some of my tomatoplants have leaf with perfectly white leaf tips, the veins of the leaf stay green. All tomatoes (100+) have practically the same soil mixture (some cheap-### brandless potting soil and good brand potting soil) and only a few (5?) have the white leafs. It's not like leafburn - a dropped some drops of water on other plants and that looks quite different. Greens veins remind me of some shortage but I don't know what it was again (Magnesium?) but I thought it went with yellowy leafs... and here it is white as paper I have about 2 plants per variety in that batch and some varieties had both of them white - how are the odds of that (all plants per variety where transplanted 'together' so it could he that they got the same 'bad' soil mix, or are some varieties more prone to this 'problem'). All the plant are in good condition, they haven't received any fertilizer until now (apart from coffee grounds and the fact that you can hardly buy potting soil without 6 months fertilizer in it) Is it a problem for the plants and what can you perscribe me.. Last edited by the999bbq; May 8, 2008 at 07:17 AM.

May 10, 2008	#2
dice Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: PNW Posts: 4,743	Tips of the leaves only? Sounds like overwatering. (They may have all had the same water, but some cultivars may be more tolerant of wet feet than others.) __________________ -- alias