Early uneven ripening

duajones · October 6, 2009

I have two Celebrity plants growing that I bought from the local nursery. One has had leaf curl since I planted it and just hasnt grown out of it but was setting fruit nonetheless. The other is twice its size and the leaves look normal and healthy. Recently they both have struggled to set fruit and the fruit on them is ripening very early and uneven as well. Any ideas? I have had lots of whiteflies recently but havent noticed them on the plants that bad lately.

mjc · October 6, 2009

What has your weather been like?

duajones · October 6, 2009

Finally got some rain this last month and it cooled off a bit, but now its hot again. 90 during the day, high 70s at night. Both plants were setting fruit fine in similar weather before, now they are struggling and didnt set any fruit when we had several days where temps were optimal

mjc · October 6, 2009

Are they in containers or in the ground?

If they are in containers, then the time that has passed could mean they are now root bound.

duajones · October 6, 2009

They are in the ground

Blueaussi · October 7, 2009

Whitefly can cause leaf curling on tomatoes, although it is usually accompanied by some yellowing of the leaves. Feeding by silverleaf whitefly can cause the tomatoes to ripen unevenly.

duajones · October 7, 2009

Maybe the whiteflies are indeed my problem. Those little buggers are nasty. A real pest

October 6, 2009	#1
duajones Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Corpus Christi,Texas Z9 Posts: 1,996	Early uneven ripening I have two Celebrity plants growing that I bought from the local nursery. One has had leaf curl since I planted it and just hasnt grown out of it but was setting fruit nonetheless. The other is twice its size and the leaves look normal and healthy. Recently they both have struggled to set fruit and the fruit on them is ripening very early and uneven as well. Any ideas? I have had lots of whiteflies recently but havent noticed them on the plants that bad lately. __________________ Duane Jones

October 6, 2009	#3
duajones Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Corpus Christi,Texas Z9 Posts: 1,996	Finally got some rain this last month and it cooled off a bit, but now its hot again. 90 during the day, high 70s at night. Both plants were setting fruit fine in similar weather before, now they are struggling and didnt set any fruit when we had several days where temps were optimal __________________ Duane Jones

October 6, 2009	#5
duajones Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Corpus Christi,Texas Z9 Posts: 1,996	They are in the ground __________________ Duane Jones

October 7, 2009	#7
duajones Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Corpus Christi,Texas Z9 Posts: 1,996	Maybe the whiteflies are indeed my problem. Those little buggers are nasty. A real pest __________________ Duane Jones

October 6, 2009	#2
mjc Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: WV Posts: 603	What has your weather been like?

October 7, 2009	#6
Blueaussi Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: South Carolina Zone 8a Posts: 1,205	Whitefly can cause leaf curling on tomatoes, although it is usually accompanied by some yellowing of the leaves. Feeding by silverleaf whitefly can cause the tomatoes to ripen unevenly.