Grub's Mystery Green

piegirl · July 5, 2009

She was a healthy looking plant until about a week ago. The leaves are drooping then quickly turning a green/brown and eventually dropping off. She seems to perk up and then another leaf goes. The plant is about 2 feet tall. Anyone else have trouble with GMG or know what this is. No way to post photos. Thanks in advance. piegirl

dice · July 7, 2009

Could be any of the usual wilts (verticillium, fusarium, bacterial,
etc). I would downgrade verticillium as a possibility in your warm
soil temperatures.

Take a look at the stem, especially right above ground level.
Look for any discoloration. With leaves dropping randomly
around the plant, I would expect some disease that affects
its vascular system, and those usually show some stem
discoloration.

Edit:
(I have not seen any sort of chronic problems with GMG,
something that it always gets.)

piegirl · July 13, 2009

Well, she is looking a bit better. Took the snips and cut off the one branch, so now she is spindly one stem plant but looks better, seems to have grown and has two flowers open. Sterilized the snips and put the branch in a plastic bag in the garbage. Time will tell - at least I hope to get one tomato to taste. piegirl

July 5, 2009	#1
piegirl Tomatovillian™ Honoree Join Date: May 2006 Location: Lincoln, NE Posts: 791	Grub's Mystery Green She was a healthy looking plant until about a week ago. The leaves are drooping then quickly turning a green/brown and eventually dropping off. She seems to perk up and then another leaf goes. The plant is about 2 feet tall. Anyone else have trouble with GMG or know what this is. No way to post photos. Thanks in advance. piegirl

July 7, 2009	#2
dice Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: PNW Posts: 4,743	Could be any of the usual wilts (verticillium, fusarium, bacterial, etc). I would downgrade verticillium as a possibility in your warm soil temperatures. Take a look at the stem, especially right above ground level. Look for any discoloration. With leaves dropping randomly around the plant, I would expect some disease that affects its vascular system, and those usually show some stem discoloration. Edit: (I have not seen any sort of chronic problems with GMG, something that it always gets.) __________________ -- alias

July 13, 2009	#3
piegirl Tomatovillian™ Honoree Join Date: May 2006 Location: Lincoln, NE Posts: 791	Well, she is looking a bit better. Took the snips and cut off the one branch, so now she is spindly one stem plant but looks better, seems to have grown and has two flowers open. Sterilized the snips and put the branch in a plastic bag in the garbage. Time will tell - at least I hope to get one tomato to taste. piegirl