Tomato problems can be caused by disease, nutrient balance issues or just bad weather – including low light and low temperatures.
If you are reading this, you probably want to know how to get rid of tomato hornworms (large caterpillars) that are eating your tomato plants and tomatoes! It’s often the case that you don’t realize that your plants have hornworms … Read More
Why Tomatoes Split and How To Avoid It Happening This is about the time of the season when ripe tomatoes begin to split. If the problem is severe, it’s possible to have an entire truss of tomatoes with split skins! … Read More
Tomato Plants and Stress Related Problems When the weather is poor, many home growers experience problems with plant growth. Many of these problems are related to plant stress. Here are just a few of the problems that growers regularly experience – many of … Read More
Many problems aren’t life threatening to a plant although they may result in a reduced crop – tomato leaf roll is one of them. They say that a tomato grower with poor eyesight sleeps better at night! It’s easy to … Read More
Tomato Leaves and Nutrient Deficiencies It’s at this time of the season that nutrient deficiencies show themselves on lower leaves. I’ve been out in the polytunnel taking photos of some of the deficiencies that you may have on some of … Read More
This is about the time of the season when ripe tomatoes begin to split. If the problem is severe, it’s possible to have an entire truss of tomatoes with split skins! We know that tomato plants lose a lot of … Read More
I usually put the final touches to the newsletter early on Saturday morning – just before the email goes out. It gives me the opportunity to be topical and talk about the weather! Tomato plants growing outside will probably have … Read More
It’s been a warm week for many of us in the UK and a quick look around the plants in my polytunnel shows that some tomato varieties cope better with the heat than others. With the prospect of more warm … Read More
When temperatures are low and condensation or humidity is high, plants are at their most vulnerable to disease. Tomato plants with yellow leaves are common at this time of the season because of low temperatures and high demand for nutrients. … Read More
Most common tomato problems – especially when growing outdoors – are caused by low temperatures, over-watering or wet weather. Leaf ProblemsLeaves turning mottled, purple veined or reddish under leaves is usually caused by nutrient deficiency owing to low temperatures. Roots … Read More
