What causes this?

[Master Shake]

Hi tomato heads,

Just wondering what causes this kind of growth?
It seems kind of random, where it happens to plants that are treated the exact same way as others but they don't get it....

Thanks for any help.

[mcsee]

The bottom one looks like a virus

[Master Shake]

Originally Posted by mcsee

The bottom one looks like a virus

I thought it looked like the curly leaf virus a bit but wasn't sure.... and wonder why it affects some and not others?

I guess some plants just have better virus immunity maybe?

[KarenO]

Viruses, as well as some fungal and bacterial diseases, can be transmitted via infected seed.
So that is how it can affect one plant and not others.
KarenO

[PNW_D]

you might check for spider mites - keep thinking I see web bits ......

[MrsJustice]

The root ball of these plants is not getting enough room as the Planting pots are too small. Causing your plant to develop stress-related growth that brings fort infections and fungal development.

If I was you; I would start over. Thoroughly clean your planting pots. Use a larger planting pot for your future Tomato Plants.

[Master Shake]

Originally Posted by MrsJustice

The root ball of these plants is not getting enough room as the Planting pots are too small. Causing your plant to develop stress-related growth that brings fort infections and fungal development.

If I was you; I would start over. Thoroughly clean your planting pots. Use a larger planting pot for your future Tomato Plants.

Well, there are others that are much bigger and doing just fine in the same sized pots, but i realize those pots aren't big enough for large plants.

I do plan on putting healthy plants into bigger pots or the ground, but thought it was fine to start them off in such sized ones.

Thanks for the input.

[MrsJustice]

Hello Master Shake

If you are planning on transplanting the 2 plants in the soil of a larger Pot or directly in the Gound in your outside garden, cut off all infected areas of both plants you showed us. All the Historical Heirloom Tomato Plants I dealt with, will generate new growth. Maybe your plants will survive too. It will look like a "Little Charlie Brown Christmas Tree", but may survive the Ground Transplanting Season in your area.

[Rosine]

Had this look on a plant, were Spider mites, start at 1 plant and then they go to another.
Is when my plants are indoor too long.
The mites do not like higher humidity. But tomatos hate humidity too.
Seperate from rest, but maybe to late. Plants usually get well after planting in garden. But are of course then a bit slower.

[Master Shake]

I'm not going to lie, tomatoes have been the bane of my gardening existence for a few years already....

I try to stay level headed, but my visions (dreams) of success have just been beaten down into the dirt for 3-4 years, one problem after the other after the other, and it bleeds into my frustrations with my other garden projects....

Still, when my blood cools down, i try to take some kind of lesson away from whatever happened, what else can you do??

Will be planting fewer tomatoes next season, until i get what i consider a good successful season completed.... until then, i'm focusing on other vegetables that don't give me as much trouble.

Thanks again peoples.

[mcsee]

Try dumping the tomato seeds you have and get some new stock and get off to a fresh start.

[Master Shake]

Originally Posted by mcsee

Try dumping the tomato seeds you have and get some new stock and get off to a fresh start.

Despite not being a very good grower, i have too many varieties of seeds to just throw them away. Half of them are still unopen.

[mcsee]

The ones that aren't growing properly.

[MrsJustice]

If you are going to trim off all infected leaves "Do Not Cut Off the Very Top Of The Plant.

You will see new growth if you do not cut the top off, Amen!!!

[Balr14]

This is one of the reasons I grow tomatoes in Earthboxes. In over 15 years, I have lost a total of 4 plants to disease.