Another Sick Tomato - Clues?

rsg2001 · July 11, 2006

http://pictures.aol.com/ap/myAlbums....152670635450.1

I hope that you can see this picture. (If not, I can email it individually). I posted my query a few days ago on another thread in Tomatoville, asking if someone could help identify the problem my Black Cherry is having from a description, but no one has responded yet. The picture tells the story. Every morning I see another branch or two succumbing. Any clue as to what this is?

I have two Black Cherry plants growing in a self-watering planter (both affected) and until a few days ago it was doing marvelously, already 4 1/2 feet tall and sporting several clusters of tomatoes. I had the same wilt last year affected only this same variety, but late in the season after big production - both the plants in the container as well as one in the ground experienced this problem. None of the other varieties are experiencing this problem. I have been using both Serenade and Messenger as per the label directions and had also sprayed it with a foliar feed (MultiBloom, a fish formulation). The fruit are not affected by whatever this is. I wondered if it is verticillium.

It starts with the end-leaf on the branch turning brown at the end (does not turn yellow) and creeps up the sides of the leaf, which dries and curls, and makes it way to other leaves on the stem. In most instances the branch starts to separate from the stem, indicating to me that it is a circulatory problem. Please let me know your thoughts. Thanks.

Robbin

July 11, 2006	#1
rsg2001 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: New York Zone 6 Posts: 479	Another Sick Tomato - Clues? http://pictures.aol.com/ap/myAlbums....152670635450.1 I hope that you can see this picture. (If not, I can email it individually). I posted my query a few days ago on another thread in Tomatoville, asking if someone could help identify the problem my Black Cherry is having from a description, but no one has responded yet. The picture tells the story. Every morning I see another branch or two succumbing. Any clue as to what this is? I have two Black Cherry plants growing in a self-watering planter (both affected) and until a few days ago it was doing marvelously, already 4 1/2 feet tall and sporting several clusters of tomatoes. I had the same wilt last year affected only this same variety, but late in the season after big production - both the plants in the container as well as one in the ground experienced this problem. None of the other varieties are experiencing this problem. I have been using both Serenade and Messenger as per the label directions and had also sprayed it with a foliar feed (MultiBloom, a fish formulation). The fruit are not affected by whatever this is. I wondered if it is verticillium. It starts with the end-leaf on the branch turning brown at the end (does not turn yellow) and creeps up the sides of the leaf, which dries and curls, and makes it way to other leaves on the stem. In most instances the branch starts to separate from the stem, indicating to me that it is a circulatory problem. Please let me know your thoughts. Thanks. Robbin