Help one of my tomato plants seems to be sad

[Frog32701]

New member and fairly new to the vegetable/fruit gardening. Over the last couple of years I have grown a few tomato plants in 5 gallon buckets. Because I live in the Pacific Northwest (Seattle area) having them in the buckets allows me to baby them should the weather decide to not cooperate.

This year I picked up 3 starts (siletz, choc.cherry and a cherokee purple) at a local plant sale. So I took them home and got them planted in the buckets with Miracle Grow garden soil and a scoop of manure mix.

Because we have had a lot of rain this spring/summer I have moved them back and forth from the carport to patio on super rainy days to keep them from drowning.

They have been doing really well and growing like weeds However two days ago I noticed the siletz was looking a little sad (yellow and brown on leaf edges). Today after looking out side today I decided I would ask for help as it does not look good as seems as if it has stopped growing.

So I decided I would take some pics to show you all in hopes of a fix and then I noticed (see 3rd pic) something, possibly an aphid? Again I am new be gentle. Could this little creature be the cause of my issue?

Here is the plant



Underside of a leaf I pulled



Aphid I think ? Is this the problem ?



Thanks in advance

[dice]

I do not know if that is aphid damage. I routinely get leaves like that
on the bottoms of plants, and I simply cut them off and dispose of them.
There are too many kinds of bugs around, plus slugs and snails, to
try to guess exactly which one has been eating a tomato leaf.

Aphids are fairly easy to dispose off. One can wash them off the plants,
for example. Ladybugs and green lacewings eat them. A mild dish soap
or insecticidal soap will drown them. I occasionally spray with a mix of
neem oil and Murphy's Oil Soap as a general bug repellent, and that
drowns aphids, too, as a side-effect. (I am unwilling to go out and respray
tomato plants every time it rains.)

The product at the URL below is a non-toxic dish soap that would work
for spraying aphid-infested leaves:
http://www.seventhgeneration.com/Dish-Soap
Who carries it?
http://www.seventhgeneration.com/whe...tail-merchants
You need to get the bottoms of the leaves as well tops and stems for
aphid control.

I have seen aphid infestations on fava beans, lupines, and nasturtiums,
and they just coat the stems and bottoms of leaves. I have not had similar
infestations on tomato plants.

[Heritage]

It looks like root damage, probably caused by over watering. (based on the yellowing of lower leaves and drooping and curling of upper leaves) It is easy to over water container plants when the plants are small and if you have a 'heavy' potting soil.

It could also be one of the wilt diseases, but my first guess is too much water.

If the soil feels moist at 2" when you stick a finger in it, then you don't need to water.

Good luck!
Steve

[robbyjoe01]

I agree it's over watering. Trim off the bad leaves and give it a dry spell. Repot if problem persist and give it better drainage the next time. Tomatoes and Peppers are two types that don't like wet feet. Hang in there