my foliage problem

[rxkeith]

i rarely have disease issues here, but something is going on now.

tomato leaves started developing some black spots on them, leaves would turn yellow and die. the problem first started in my basement. i stripped affected leaves off hoping that would take care of the problem. plants are now outside hardening off, not yet planted in the garden. some more leaves had to be removed.
i have looked at pics of foliage diseases, trying to rule out blight, septoria, speck or spot, and am still not sure what i have.
i am using fertiloam potting soil from the local feed store, new 9 oz plastic cups that i drill holes in the bottom.
only thing reused are the plant trays. they get rinsed out after use.
basement is cool in the 50s range during April

everything is started from seed from saved seeds, sandhill, tags, plus a few varieties i received from tormato.
all my seeds are fermented prior to packing up.

i am hoping they will just grow out of it being outside.
church members were hoping for some plants, but i can't very well give them plants
that aren't healthy.

what do think i have. plants have not been put in the garden yet. they were seeded first week of april.
should i hit them with some anti fungal spray, and see what happens

thanks for looking in


keith

[Labradors2]

A picture would really help.....

Linda

[rxkeith]

yeah, i know a pic would help.

i thought of posting after i pinched the affected leaves off.

some of them appear to pucker, and curl downward.

last year, no problems. only thing different was i did not run the dehumidifier this year.
maybe i should have.


keith

[Labradors2]

Keith,

In case this is of any help, I had a really bad time growing my seedlings in my 50 degree basement this spring. They were stunted and yellow, and later leaves began falling off. At first I blamed the medium (with kelp meal that I had added) as it was different from previous years, but eventually it dawned on me that it was the salty water from the water softener. Once I had flushed the pots and used only rainwater, the problem resolved.

Linda

[Worth1]

50 and no dehumidifier is asking for disaster.
Anti fungal spray is like aspirin.
It isn't going to hurt one bit.
As a matter of fact it is best used before problems not after.
I am sure the plants are fine they just need a good environment to be in and will grow out of it.

[rxkeith]

i looked at some more pics, and looked closer at a leaf, and it looks like i have septoria.
i saw yellow in the middle of the dark spots. plants should be salvageable. next year humidifier is running with the plants downstairs. a site said septoria could also be seed borne.

i usually have good luck with the plants downstairs. i tried some upstairs on a plant stand in front of a window, and couldn't keep up with the watering. some plants got stunted or fried. in the basement, growth was slower, but steady.
i will have the dehumidifier running in the future.


keith