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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2019
Location: Va
Posts: 6
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It’s starting to effect more and more plants. Sad time to see work just die.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2019
Location: Va
Posts: 6
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I have about 180 plants and looks to be 1/3rd are effected
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Vancouver Island
Posts: 5,931
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Severe systemic disease. Very possibly southern wilt.
You should Report it to your local agricultural office. Its very important to get a definitive correct diagnosis and handle disposal of diseased plants properly. I’m very sorry KarenO |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: May 2016
Location: Williamsburg VA Zone 7b
Posts: 1,110
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Southern Bacterial Wilt (BW) is pretty prevalent throughout Virginia. I now graft to avoid it. And, it's been a pretty bad year with high soil moisture and a lot of heat.
I usually plant some "leftover" tomatoes that are not grafted and most end up looking like your pic - big, healthy, good looking plants that just start to wilt. Heartbreaking. Jeff |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2019
Location: Va
Posts: 6
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Tis heartbreaking and thank you for the responses.
We have another patch uphill, 6acres in between. Haven’t seen any sign of wilt there.....yet, and hope I don’t. |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Vancouver Island
Posts: 5,931
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do not save seeds or share them.
KO |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2019
Location: Va
Posts: 6
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Hey KarenO.........love your aviator pic. Huge tomato!
Nope, not gonna save any seed. Everyday I look and see more wilting. I cut one at the base lobed off a 2” section and suspended in water. Sure enough a milky substance flowed. I pull them out as soon as I see tale tail signs. put in big trash bags, take them to the dump. I’ve heard that you can solarize the soil. Plastic for a summer will heat it so it maybe salvageable In a couple years. Then I heard you can plant cabbage and that helps the soil too. Question .......would lime help? Anyone tried? |
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Tomatopalooza™ Moderator
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: NC-Zone 7
Posts: 2,188
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Intelligence is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is knowing not to put one in a fruit salad. Cuostralee - The best thing on sliced bread. |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Alabama
Posts: 7,068
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I now graft all my plants and it has eliminated the BW and most of the RKN and fusarium wilt. The only root stock that kept BW away from my plants is the RST-04-106-T from NE Seeds. Bill |
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