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help with my tomato plant

2 years ago

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Aloha,

My tomatoe plant started out strong. I started to notice the new growth was a curly leaf. The plant produces buds, but then they die off before they bloom. the plant is in a grow bag, andgets watered every day. I treat the leaves for ants, and leaf miners with a solution of neen oil, peppermint soap, and water. Please help me learn what is happening to my plant.

Mahalo,

Roddy

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JoJo (Nevada 9A)

2 years ago

Where are you located (climate) and how is your weather? If you spray neem oil in direct sunlight and hot weather, it can damage your plants. Also, how are you fertilizing you plants?

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windberry zone5a BCCanada
2 years ago
May be too much moisture. It may also not like being sprayed. Could you post a picture? I
Rod Espinoza
Original Author
2 years ago
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Rod Espinoza
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2 years ago
Rod Espinoza
Original Author
2 years ago
I live on Oahu, on the Ewa Plains (lows of 72, highs of 84); it’s a dry climate I use a tomatoe fertilizer (3-4-4) mixed into the soil.
Deer hunter NC z 7
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Idk but might be leaf curl virus
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2 years ago
The stems are ok. The bumps that you see are aventitious roots. The leaves look a bit pale, so maybe they need some more fertilizer, and perhaps they are curling because of all the "treatments" for insects.
ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
2 years ago
you cant spray flower buds.. they usually die immediately ..

do you actually have a bug problem that you are solving... or is your method all preventative ... are your sprays contact kill stuff .. but if there arent any bugs there.. then why are you spraying ....

and being lazy .. and not looking it up.. do any of those products actually work on ants???

and as noted above.. NEVER spray anything on leaves in blistering sun ... you might blister or otherwise harm the leaves... sort of what your plants look like now ...

be reactive in spraying.. not proactive.. imo ...

and make sure the root bags stay out of direct sun .. you dont want hot roots ... creating watering problems .... though that may have nothing to do with all this ...

lastly.. keep in mind.. Ts can get real ugly from mid summer on.. and still produce way too much ...lol... so dont be too worried about letting a few bugs get at them ... you need only react when the plant is threatened ... soon enough.. you wont have any friends left for all the Ts you will be trying to give away ... lol

ken

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