potato leaf v's regular leaf

Volvo · April 16, 2007

Would it be just my growing lot that sees my Tommies hit with foliar yellowing more so with the pot leaf varieties than the regular leaf???..
Maybe just more surface area with the pot leaf varieties to get infected or maintain moisture??..
Have allready started with disposing of some yellow leaves lower down the plant from my Stump of the World varieties and have cut back watering to them..
So far so good and all the rest are okay...
Missus has been trying to tell me that maybe i have laid out too much hay/mulch around the base of the plants which is holding too much moisture...
Shouldnt be the case as have always done this

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Do stick ye ole finger in the ground adjascent to the plant as a tell tale see if the soil wishes a drink first too

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Maybe need a longer finger see how moist it is further down

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feldon30 · April 16, 2007

Generally, people have reported potato leafed tomato varieties as being stronger at fighting off diseases, not weaker. I don't know what causes tomato leaves to turn uniformly yellow though. I'm used to Early Blight which has brown spots with faint rings or a "brown-and-tan bullseye pattern" with a yellow halo.

korney19 · April 17, 2007

Peter, are you saying it may be disease or a deficiency or something else? PL's usually perform better for me. Are they all over or just the bottom leaves, and how long are the plants in the ground? Lower leaves can yellow and fall off from too much water, age, etc, plus lower leaves sometimes don't get as much sunlight, and while in trays not as much of any light.

Volvo · April 17, 2007

Korney, its the lower leaves mainly and just go yellow..No brown spots..
I think its as you said, maube not enough Sun or too much water??..
havent had any problems with any of the other plants though & thats what made me wander??..
Picked them off again today..Maybe the dew hanging of the bottom leaves??..
Thanks for the reply ey..
Cheers

Chapinz8 · April 17, 2007

I don't think I have ever grown tomatoes where the lower leaves did not eventually turn yellow. I would not worry about it yet, but I know that's easy for me to say.

cottonpicker · April 17, 2007

I never concern myself with leaves or branches below the first fruiting branch since I remove all of them. Helps to reduce soil-borne diseases spread by dirt splashing upon them.

LarryD

April 16, 2007	#1
Volvo Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 289	potato leaf v's regular leaf Would it be just my growing lot that sees my Tommies hit with foliar yellowing more so with the pot leaf varieties than the regular leaf???.. Maybe just more surface area with the pot leaf varieties to get infected or maintain moisture??.. Have allready started with disposing of some yellow leaves lower down the plant from my Stump of the World varieties and have cut back watering to them.. So far so good and all the rest are okay... Missus has been trying to tell me that maybe i have laid out too much hay/mulch around the base of the plants which is holding too much moisture... Shouldnt be the case as have always done this ... Do stick ye ole finger in the ground adjascent to the plant as a tell tale see if the soil wishes a drink first too .. Maybe need a longer finger see how moist it is further down ... __________________ Good Better Best Never let It rest Until Your Good Is Better And Your Better Best

April 17, 2007	#4
Volvo Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 289	Korney, its the lower leaves mainly and just go yellow..No brown spots.. I think its as you said, maube not enough Sun or too much water??.. havent had any problems with any of the other plants though & thats what made me wander??.. Picked them off again today..Maybe the dew hanging of the bottom leaves??.. Thanks for the reply ey.. Cheers __________________ Good Better Best Never let It rest Until Your Good Is Better And Your Better Best

April 17, 2007	#6
cottonpicker Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: SE PA..near Valley Forge Posts: 839	I never concern myself with leaves or branches below the first fruiting branch since I remove all of them. Helps to reduce soil-borne diseases spread by dirt splashing upon them. LarryD __________________ "Strong and bitter words indicate a weak cause". Victor Hugo

April 16, 2007	#2
feldon30 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 5,346	Generally, people have reported potato leafed tomato varieties as being stronger at fighting off diseases, not weaker. I don't know what causes tomato leaves to turn uniformly yellow though. I'm used to Early Blight which has brown spots with faint rings or a "brown-and-tan bullseye pattern" with a yellow halo.

April 17, 2007	#3
korney19 Buffalo-Niagara Tomato TasteFest™ Co-Founder Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: The Niagara Frontier Posts: 942	Peter, are you saying it may be disease or a deficiency or something else? PL's usually perform better for me. Are they all over or just the bottom leaves, and how long are the plants in the ground? Lower leaves can yellow and fall off from too much water, age, etc, plus lower leaves sometimes don't get as much sunlight, and while in trays not as much of any light.

April 17, 2007	#5
Chapinz8 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chapin, SC Posts: 143	I don't think I have ever grown tomatoes where the lower leaves did not eventually turn yellow. I would not worry about it yet, but I know that's easy for me to say.