House power washed, now tomato plants look bad - need help! - Page 2

DiggingDogFarm · July 18, 2011

Was it steam power wash?

It looks like heat damage to me.

Keiththibodeaux · July 18, 2011

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Originally Posted by carolyn137

http://www.designbiz.com/biz/BrandPr...99&BrandID=538

Notice the ingredients, and I didn't review the anti-fungal link, but it says it can be used near plants and shrubs with no problem, or whatever it said at that website, short term memory problem here.

The assumption is that the professional folks who used it diuted it correctly.

I have used Jomax without issue, but as I recall they also recommend to wet the plants before hand, and to rinse them with fresh water afterwards as well.

DiggingDogFarm · July 18, 2011

Jomax allegedly won't bother plants or shrubs (?)

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q...VrXlDqqw&pli=1

grizlbr · July 18, 2011

Trisodium Phosphate and bleach is what I used to pressure wash. The phosphate was needed the bleach was not good for tomatoes. Chlorine gasses off quickly but the damage is done. Use a weak water fertilizer leaf feed but that is my answer to everything!

barryla61 · July 18, 2011

I had my cabin pressure washed several years ago with a bleach solution which ran off into my bed where I had tomatoes. I was really worried that I would lose my plants but aside from a few yellow leaves they were fine, I'm sure yours will be also.

Stepheninky · July 18, 2011

As most have said looks like chemical burn and yes they should recover, I too would remove the very worst leaves and leave the rest alone. Later as they grow out you can always snip here and there and get the remaining ones.

The fruits already ripening and that have set and are undamaged now should be fine as well.

Tomatoes can be very resilient.

Tracydr · July 18, 2011

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Originally Posted by daff

I've already done this. I probably sound a little irrational but I'm so upset. I feel really connected to my plants. They're my babies. And they're sick.

I had a painting/roofing company with a crew of idiots working on my roof. Windy day and they were using some sort of paint that is not washable. Got it not only all over parts of the house which had to be repainted but all over my winter garden- lettuce, cabbage, kale, peas. I complained and gave them an organic vegetable value for the produce plus plants. They reimbursed me.

grizlbr · July 19, 2011

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Originally Posted by daff

They used bleach and Jomax.<< Jomax is bleach??

?DID NOT FOLLOW DIRECTIONS? JOMAX mildewcide, Chlorelase bleach activator and detergent and may be applied near plants? Since the tomatoes set blooms I think it was TSP and too busy to rinse plants off! Localized chemical burn: do what works for you and Hope for the best!

travis · July 19, 2011

That's bleach damage. I've self inflicted the same thing when cleaning gutters. You do have one spot of Early Blight showing in one of the pictures, but in general, I'd let the plants be and move on. The bleached leaves will eventually wither away, or just hang there in all their glorious ugliness.

rnewste · July 19, 2011

Note to Self: "Self, next year schedule the annual house power wash in the early Spring BEFORE planting out tender vegetable plants"....

Raybo

July 18, 2011	#16
DiggingDogFarm Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New York State Posts: 286	Was it steam power wash? It looks like heat damage to me. __________________ "The best thing about a vegetable garden is all the meat you can shoot and trap out of it!"

July 18, 2011	#18
DiggingDogFarm Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New York State Posts: 286	Jomax allegedly won't bother plants or shrubs (?) https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q...VrXlDqqw&pli=1 __________________ "The best thing about a vegetable garden is all the meat you can shoot and trap out of it!"

July 18, 2011	#21
Stepheninky Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Kentucky Posts: 682	As most have said looks like chemical burn and yes they should recover, I too would remove the very worst leaves and leave the rest alone. Later as they grow out you can always snip here and there and get the remaining ones. The fruits already ripening and that have set and are undamaged now should be fine as well. Tomatoes can be very resilient. __________________ tomatoprojects.blogspot.com

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July 18, 2011	#19
grizlbr Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Ga Posts: 9	Trisodium Phosphate and bleach is what I used to pressure wash. The phosphate was needed the bleach was not good for tomatoes. Chlorine gasses off quickly but the damage is done. Use a weak water fertilizer leaf feed but that is my answer to everything!

July 18, 2011	#20
barryla61 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Bedford, VA Posts: 257	I had my cabin pressure washed several years ago with a bleach solution which ran off into my bed where I had tomatoes. I was really worried that I would lose my plants but aside from a few yellow leaves they were fine, I'm sure yours will be also.

July 19, 2011	#24
travis Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Evansville, IN Posts: 2,984	That's bleach damage. I've self inflicted the same thing when cleaning gutters. You do have one spot of Early Blight showing in one of the pictures, but in general, I'd let the plants be and move on. The bleached leaves will eventually wither away, or just hang there in all their glorious ugliness.

July 19, 2011	#25
rnewste Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Campbell, CA Posts: 4,064	Note to Self: "Self, next year schedule the annual house power wash in the early Spring BEFORE* planting out tender vegetable plants"....* Raybo