Aggressive wilting

sic transit gloria · June 4, 2006

Hi, first post here. I'm a regular at GW, but decided to come over here for a while.

The wilting begins at the top of the plants, and may only affect some of the branches/stems. There is some nighttime recovery, but not much. At first it was just the Neves Azorean Red, then came Golden Queen (not next to each other in the garden), then, and most disturbingly, several in a row next to GQ have developed this wilting.

There are NO spots, NO yellow leaves, no nothing. I looked at the base of the plant and didn't notice much out of the ordinary. I cut a stem and placed it in water. No discharge. What is going on here? Is this disease spreading? I could post pictures, but it will just show very, very droopy plants. I've read about fusarium and verticillium, but these usually have discolored leaves, right? Could it be nematodes?

Any help is appreciated. Thanks.

jason

June 4, 2006	#1
sic transit gloria Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: KS 5b/6a Posts: 249	Aggressive wilting Hi, first post here. I'm a regular at GW, but decided to come over here for a while. The wilting begins at the top of the plants, and may only affect some of the branches/stems. There is some nighttime recovery, but not much. At first it was just the Neves Azorean Red, then came Golden Queen (not next to each other in the garden), then, and most disturbingly, several in a row next to GQ have developed this wilting. There are NO spots, NO yellow leaves, no nothing. I looked at the base of the plant and didn't notice much out of the ordinary. I cut a stem and placed it in water. No discharge. What is going on here? Is this disease spreading? I could post pictures, but it will just show very, very droopy plants. I've read about fusarium and verticillium, but these usually have discolored leaves, right? Could it be nematodes? Any help is appreciated. Thanks. jason