Culry Top Virus

Country Breeze · June 21, 2017

I've never had Curly Top Virus before in my garden. I'm wondering if this is the problem for some of my tomato plants this year. I have 6 plants that for the last couple weeks the new growth is small, twisted, with purple veins. The temps have been warm and weather has been sunny, perfect for tomatoes. I have been fighting a multitude of insects this year so I'm thinking Curly Top has infected some of my plants as I did have leafhoppers.

I'm not sure which variety/s are the issue as they got mixed up as seedlings when a heavy thunderstorm washed them out of their cells and I replanted them. These are what is planted in rows having the problem; Black Cherry, Kelloggs Breakfast, Box Car Willie, and Opalka. The Brandywines are doing well in the same rows.

It's just a couple plants here and there while the others are looking ok. I can get other pics if they are needed. So what are your thoughts? I'd like to get a positive ID if I can before ripping them out. As I've never seen it before, I'd hate to misdiagnose.

June 21, 2017	#1
Country Breeze Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: On The Mason Dixon Posts: 93	Culry Top Virus I've never had Curly Top Virus before in my garden. I'm wondering if this is the problem for some of my tomato plants this year. I have 6 plants that for the last couple weeks the new growth is small, twisted, with purple veins. The temps have been warm and weather has been sunny, perfect for tomatoes. I have been fighting a multitude of insects this year so I'm thinking Curly Top has infected some of my plants as I did have leafhoppers. I'm not sure which variety/s are the issue as they got mixed up as seedlings when a heavy thunderstorm washed them out of their cells and I replanted them. These are what is planted in rows having the problem; Black Cherry, Kelloggs Breakfast, Box Car Willie, and Opalka. The Brandywines are doing well in the same rows. It's just a couple plants here and there while the others are looking ok. I can get other pics if they are needed. So what are your thoughts? I'd like to get a positive ID if I can before ripping them out. As I've never seen it before, I'd hate to misdiagnose. Last edited by Country Breeze; June 21, 2017 at 05:16 PM.