[Tomato Dirt #231] How to Recognize and Treat 5 Kinds of Tomato Wilt
June 10, 2021
Tomato Dirt Newsletter Volume 11, Number 12
Dear Tomato Dirt reader,
Welcome back to Tomato Dirt! A couple times a month, we’ll send you this newsletter packed with tips about growing tomatoes and using them.
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FEATURE: 5 Kinds of Tomato Wilt and What To Do About Them
Identifying tomato plant diseases can take a bit of detective work. Leaves, stems, fruit – there is plenty to consider.
Even when the plant droops, it would be convenient to say, “OK, that’s simple. I need to water my plants. Or it’s tomato wilt. ”
Problem: there are several kinds of tomato wilt.
Fusarium Wilt: yellowing and wilting on one side of the plant – a leaf, single shoot, branch, or several branches – that moves up the plant as the fungus spreads.
Verticillium Wilt: yellow spots appear on lower leaves, followed by brown veins. Leaves then turn brown and fall off. Infection pattern
often resembles a V-shape. Symptoms progress up the stem. And here is a tip-off that your plants have got “vert”: they may wilt during the day and recover at night.
Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus: symptoms begin on the top leaves first, while other wilts affect lower leaves and then move upward. And tomatoes infected with TSWV have red or yellow concentric circles on the skin.
Walnut Wilt : yellowing and browning leaves, leaf drop, stunted growth – plus two more notable symptoms: the plant’s stems turn brown or streaked and (most often) you’ve got walnut trees nearby.
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