Bacterial something, should I pull plant?

Melissa S · June 24, 2019

We've had the second wettest spring on record here, and one of my tomato plants is showing signs of what I think may be a bacterial issue. I'm seeing a lot of conflicting advice online. Should I pull the plant? And is there anything I should do preventatively on my other plants? Thank you.

Top of leaf: https://photos.app.goo.gl/4n5EFoVu2pY7yjhH6

Underside of leaf: https://photos.app.goo.gl/hUcQcGuFmesWEqKJ6

KarenO · June 24, 2019

Appears to be bacterial speck
KarenO

clkeiper · June 25, 2019

I had it a couple years ago for the first time. Had I been more knowledgeable about speck I would have pulled the whole patch and started over. IF you can get new plants start over is my opinion. otherwise all your fruit will have specks on it. I suppose you can use it but I could not sell it for someone else to use. I threw away a lot of fruit.

Melissa S · June 25, 2019

Thanks. I pulled the plant yesterday. The other plants seem unaffected so far, going to go buy copper spray today to help keep them that way.

clkeiper · June 25, 2019

good idea. I sincerely hope you don't have it on any other plants. My whole tomato patch had it. hundreds of tomatoes. high tunnel and garden. do disappointing. It had to have blown in on a storm as the entire NE part of OH was battling it.

Melissa S · June 11, 2020

An entire year later, that same variety has it again in a completely different spot it in the garden! It's a variety called black mountain pink. I've never had a bit of bacterial disease on any other plants, and live in a climate where bacterial disease generally isn't a big issue. I just spotted it on a few leaves this morning, I'm mourning before I pull the plant and look to see if anywhere has a nice replacement of an heirloom variety.

I'm guessing black mountain pink must be susceptible to bacterial disease.

Labradors2 · June 11, 2020

Either that or your seeds are contaminated.

I'm pretty sure that I had it one year on just one variety as the tomatoes all had black specks on them as well as the leaves. I obviously didn't pull it, and none of the other plants was infected.....

Linda

June 24, 2019	#1
Melissa S Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Salt Lake City, UT Posts: 17	Bacterial something, should I pull plant? We've had the second wettest spring on record here, and one of my tomato plants is showing signs of what I think may be a bacterial issue. I'm seeing a lot of conflicting advice online. Should I pull the plant? And is there anything I should do preventatively on my other plants? Thank you. Top of leaf: https://photos.app.goo.gl/4n5EFoVu2pY7yjhH6 Underside of leaf: https://photos.app.goo.gl/hUcQcGuFmesWEqKJ6

June 25, 2019	#3
clkeiper Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: ohio Posts: 4,350	I had it a couple years ago for the first time. Had I been more knowledgeable about speck I would have pulled the whole patch and started over. IF you can get new plants start over is my opinion. otherwise all your fruit will have specks on it. I suppose you can use it but I could not sell it for someone else to use. I threw away a lot of fruit. __________________ carolyn k

June 25, 2019	#5
clkeiper Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: ohio Posts: 4,350	good idea. I sincerely hope you don't have it on any other plants. My whole tomato patch had it. hundreds of tomatoes. high tunnel and garden. do disappointing. It had to have blown in on a storm as the entire NE part of OH was battling it. __________________ carolyn k

June 24, 2019	#2
KarenO Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Vancouver Island Posts: 5,931	Appears to be bacterial speck KarenO

June 11, 2020	#6
Melissa S Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Salt Lake City, UT Posts: 17	An entire year later, that same variety has it again in a completely different spot it in the garden! It's a variety called black mountain pink. I've never had a bit of bacterial disease on any other plants, and live in a climate where bacterial disease generally isn't a big issue. I just spotted it on a few leaves this morning, I'm mourning before I pull the plant and look to see if anywhere has a nice replacement of an heirloom variety. I'm guessing black mountain pink must be susceptible to bacterial disease.

June 11, 2020	#7
Labradors2 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Ontario Posts: 3,894	Either that or your seeds are contaminated. I'm pretty sure that I had it one year on just one variety as the tomatoes all had black specks on them as well as the leaves. I obviously didn't pull it, and none of the other plants was infected..... Linda