Roma tomato plant is...

conyaks · June 30, 2010

Well I have yellowing and the its dying in the middle.. I'm not sure why its doing this.. If anyone has a clue please chime in. Thanks

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ContainerTed · June 30, 2010

It really looks like the lower leaf stems. Most tomato plants will yellow out the lower leaf stems that are not getting much direct sunlight. I grew Roma in 2008 and it did the same thing yours is showing. I trimmed off the ones that went totally yellow and kept adding support for the many branches the plant threw out. Got a bunch of fruit off of it.

Ted

maryserv · July 4, 2010

My Viva Italia did this when first planted. I used coffee grounds in the planting mix (they were both large-potted) so I knew it wasn't nitrogen deficiency. After some searching around I decided to try some Ironite and then a foliar-feed of Hasta-Gro.

good luck!

Timmah! · July 5, 2010

Soil in that picture looks kinda wet; might be a contributing factor? What's the drainage like for that spot?

conyaks · July 14, 2010

I'm not sure on the drainage timmah...the place where this plant is planted is just a brick enclosure with dirt thrown in it from when they put stepping stones down in the back yard... guess they figured they could use the dirt instead of hauling it out of the yard. the plant still has not gotten better.. I will get a picture of it later.. thanks

conyaks · July 14, 2010

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June 30, 2010	#1
conyaks Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2010 Location: Arizona Posts: 22	Roma tomato plant is... Well I have yellowing and the its dying in the middle.. I'm not sure why its doing this.. If anyone has a clue please chime in. Thanks http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/737/p1010018ku.jpg

June 30, 2010	#2
ContainerTed Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: 6a - NE Tennessee Posts: 4,538	It really looks like the lower leaf stems. Most tomato plants will yellow out the lower leaf stems that are not getting much direct sunlight. I grew Roma in 2008 and it did the same thing yours is showing. I trimmed off the ones that went totally yellow and kept adding support for the many branches the plant threw out. Got a bunch of fruit off of it. Ted __________________ Ted ________________________ Owner & Sole Operator Of The Muddy Bucket Farm and Tomato Ranch

July 4, 2010	#3
maryserv Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Richmond, TX Posts: 21	my Viva Italia did this My Viva Italia did this when first planted. I used coffee grounds in the planting mix (they were both large-potted) so I knew it wasn't nitrogen deficiency. After some searching around I decided to try some Ironite and then a foliar-feed of Hasta-Gro. good luck!

July 5, 2010	#4
Timmah! Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Elizabethtown, Kentucky 6a Posts: 754	Soil in that picture looks kinda wet; might be a contributing factor? What's the drainage like for that spot?

July 14, 2010	#5
conyaks Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2010 Location: Arizona Posts: 22	I'm not sure on the drainage timmah...the place where this plant is planted is just a brick enclosure with dirt thrown in it from when they put stepping stones down in the back yard... guess they figured they could use the dirt instead of hauling it out of the yard. the plant still has not gotten better.. I will get a picture of it later.. thanks