It might wilt less once its root system matures. In the meantime, can you put a bunch of mulch over its roots, and water it deeply or even use a soaker hose underneath the mulch? When I used to grow morning glories against a south wall they did the same thing. Repeated wilting is supposed to cause a hormonal signal to slow the plant's growth, but those morning glories didn't slow down. They got through a screen and into my bedroom!

Here are the pictures on a facebook album. I had a few technical difficulties getting the pictures, hence the delay. I planted the tomatoes in the first half of April. I have Early Girls, Big Boys and a grape. The tomatoes are in a raised bed that has been enriched with well rotted leaves. They are mulched with about 1.5 inches of well aged pine bark. No other fertilizer was used at planting but one application of Miracle Grow was used about 10 days after planting. During the first week of May, the leaves started to curl up into little knots. The newer leaves are the worst affected. We were gone at this time, and came home to find the tomatoes this way. At that time I dusted with a little Sevin, thinking it was an insect problem and then side dressed with a little Plantone and rock phosphate. Other than that there have been no feeding or chemicals applied. The weather has been quite cold and damp since about April 20. There have been multiple days with the high in the low 50s and some days with lows in the high 30s. There has not been a frost since the tomatoes were put in. The weather seems to be moderating at last and we are getting more seasonal temperatures, in the 70s and 80s but still a great deal of rain. That is about all the information I can provide. I hope it is sufficient for you to provide some idea of the problem. Thank you for your assistance. Here is a link that might be useful: Facebook album

You did make a diagnosis: I would say those to have some viral disease transferred from the seeds. So what viral disease? If I and others didn't recognize that the issue was 2,4 D herbicide damage, I could diagnose the problem as root weevils, or root knot nematodes, or voles, or sun-soil level stem damage, or a lightening strike. But then I would have to support my claim with specific symptoms, signs to check for. So all I am asking is what supports your claim that this is seed borne viral disease? Just the fact that you don't think that only two plants out of 60 could be affected? First we don't know that any other plants were not affected. It may not be as obvious. Second you don't know how these plants were planted relevant to each other or to the sprayed location. But only a few plants being affected happens all the time. Some plants are more susceptible, it depends on where the plants are located relevant to the spraying that was done, the direction of the wind, any clothing or skin contact, the age and development of the plant, and many other variables. But the fact that only 2 of the plants appear to have been affected does not prove it is not 2,4 D damage in any way. And it certainly does not prove that it is a seed borne viral disease. So how does it help the OP to argue that it is? Providing correct info helps the OP and others learn, if nothing else, how to avoid the problem in the future. Providing mis-leading arguments doesn't help in any way. It only mis-leads the OP and confuses the discussion for other readers. So to avoid that let's assume for purposes of a learning discussion that it is a seed borne pathogenic disease. What are they? What are the plant symptoms of them? How are they prevented/treated? How long does the plant survive IF it has one of them? What geographic regions are affected by them? Dave

Thanks Carolyn I'll spray them with insecticidal soap and let you know . Thanks again Sharon **** Sharon, check those tube like curled leaves first to see if there are aphids there b'c you don't want to spray anything if they aren't there in which case it's probably just environmental. Possible aphids was just that, a suggestion that they might be there. ( smile) Carolyn