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July 29, 2009
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Upstate SC, Zone 7
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Container Plants browning
My container plants had been pretty healthy until the last couple of weeks. Now the bottom leaves are turning brown and shriveling. I wanted to post some pictures and find out what is the reason. Is it disease? Lack of nutrients? Too much fertilizing? Or do container plants always do this late in the season? Here are some pics:
       
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July 29, 2009
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Corte Madera, CA - Sunset Zone 16
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hi, holly. sorry about your tomatoes turning brown. i'm curious because i grow all my tomatoes in containers.
i looked at "blight" and gave me some results resembling some of your photos. hopefully someone in the know will tell us more... annapet
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July 30, 2009
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: PNW
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Look here at bacterial and fungal diseases (the spots on the
leaves look fairly distinctive): http://vegetablemdonline.ppath.corne...omWiltKey.html
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