Any ideas?

[bigblue]

Good morning all.


Do to my change of residence (now live in a condo, I can no longer plant a garden. I am new to containers but wanted to try some tomatoes again (the only other time was a disaster). I am trying to determine what is the issued with my plants. I have a few green fruits but they crack, deform and get the end rot. I have three different varieties, Roma, Cherry and Big Boy. They grew great for a couple months then started this. Heck, I have two plants over 7 feet tall. I have had a lot of advice from others in my complex and at the local nursery but so far no luck. I have been told I am over-watering, under watering, not consistent and/or have some type of deficiency. The nursery said I have blight and that everyone this year has been having that problem. Am I doomed to just tearing them up and trying again next year? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

[RayR]

Can't really see any details from far away, good clear closeup pictures of both sides of the leaves and stems would help. It's likely you have multiple issues including some of the advise you already got. You may have insect pest problems also.

[bigblue]

Thanks for the help. I was able to get some better photos, some close ups as requested. My plants are fading fast. Hopefully these will help.

[bcday]

That doesn't look to me like the kind of foliar fungal disease that people usually mean when they say "blight". Something else is going on.

What size containers are the plants in? Those are really big plants for the size of the pots.

What kind of potting mix did you use to fill the containers? Have you fertilized or sprayed the plants with anything?

Roma tomatoes are prone to blossom end rot, and other varieties are not immune either. They usually outgrow it. Cracking can be caused by too much water at the wrong time, but some varieties are more prone than others to that as well.

[RayR]

I don't see any foliar disease either, but I do see severe insect damage. You can clearly see the pitting on the leaf surface in the second photo. Spider Mites?
Do the white paper test or you need to have a very strong magnifier to see them.

[luigiwu]

I'm a newbie gardener but I am 1000% sold on SIP (sub-irrigated planters!) Without knowing better, I started this summer growing indeterminate heirlooms out of 5-gallon Global-bucket style planters. They are thriving and 7/8ft tall now! It seems like there is no end in sight! I can't recommend SIPs enough.

For BER, since getting some calcium nitrate and giving them a teaspoon every week, it seems to have done the trick!

[ginger2778]

http://vegetablemdonline.ppath.corne...Vertic_Tom.htm
This link seems pretty good for tomato diseases and leaf yellowing. My very uneducated guess wold be Fusarium because there is interveinal yellowing but the veins are still green. FWIW.