Questions tagged: Tomato
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No, tomatoes are pollinated by wind movement more than insects so the shadecloth shouldn’t be an issue. With some shadecloths however, parti...
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10:39AM, 06 Nov 2009
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the problem you have sounds more like a bacterial or fungal problem. Nematodes cause the whole plant to wilt, even when the soil is moist, and you ...
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08:49AM, 11 Nov 2009
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Hi Pauline, hard to say what’s gone wrong without a great deal more information. most likely cause: too wet. All Yates seed is guaranteed t...
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12:13PM, 18 Nov 2009
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Hi Noel, Yes it sounds like either a yeasty rot or just plain baking on the vine, both a result of heat. Common problem at the moment. For this r...
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12:19PM, 23 Nov 2009
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Hi John, hard to help without lots more specific information. if copper isnt helping to control disease then perhaps the fertilising regime is the ...
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08:36AM, 04 Dec 2009
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Dear Robyn,
It does sound like your your tomatoes are lacking certain nutrients which is causing this problem to show in the leaves. Because the ...
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01:51PM, 10 Dec 2009
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Belynda,
Leaves yellowing and dying off on a tomato bush can indicate a number of things. It could be a nutrient deficiency, in which case this is...
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10:41AM, 17 Dec 2009
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Dear G,
Unfortunately tomato plants can be susceptible to fungal attack, with just two of these diseases being Target Spot & Septoria Leaf Spot...
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09:32AM, 13 Jan 2010
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Hi Robert,there are many conditions which can affect young tomato plants and without a great deal more information i cannot identify your exact pro...
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10:18AM, 18 Jan 2010
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Hi Leonie, these plants sound like they are under-fertilised and short of calcium in the soil. Lime needs to be added before your next crop. Too ...
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09:01AM, 25 Jan 2010
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hard to say without seeing it but it could be a variety called ‘Mr Stripey’
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11:33AM, 04 Feb 2010
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Dear Kevin,
This is likely to be a non-pathological disorder of tomatoes called concentric ring and radical cracking. It affects some cultivars mor...
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09:36AM, 09 Feb 2010
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Dear Gail,
Normally in Queensland you would be able to grow tomatoes all year round but because Warwich experiences very cold winters, it may be di...
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01:54PM, 14 Apr 2010
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Dear Marvic,
You can plant different varieties of tomatoes together. Tomatoes have both male and female flowers on the one plant and are self polli...
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10:47AM, 25 May 2010
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Wendy this just means not to spray on the actual fruit as it can create undesirable sooty mould type markings. Try to spray just on the foliage.
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09:55AM, 19 Jul 2010
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Dear Susanne,
It could be that these tomatoes are only grown commercially and the seed is not available to the general public. You may be able to ...
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10:55AM, 26 Jul 2010
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Dear Lexie,
Curling leaves on a tomato plant can be a number of things. Aphids and thrips can be a problem for tomato plants. They suck sap from ...
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10:10AM, 11 Oct 2011
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Hi Pia,
Tomato dust contains Spinosad which is effective against caterpillars. Spinosad is derived from naturally occurring soil bacteria and is co...
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02:00PM, 17 Oct 2011
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Hi Daniel,
Tomatoes are susceptible to a disease called target spot. Dark-brown spots develop on the leaves and the fruit can have a spot near the ...
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04:32PM, 09 Nov 2011
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Hi Doug,
The white fly can be controlled with Nature’s Way Insect and Mite Killer which contains natrasoap. The leaves appear to be quite gr...
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08:44AM, 23 Nov 2011
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Hi Will,
Tomato russet mite can cause tomato leaves to brown off. The mites are spread by wind and other insects and prefer warm, dry conditions. T...
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10:34AM, 23 Nov 2011
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Hi Michael,
Sometimes leaf roll can be caused by a combination of factors including a high nitrogen supply, high temperatures and virus infection.
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09:21AM, 20 Dec 2011
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Hi Rhonda,
There are a number of varieties of tomato which you could plant that will give you a good yield. Grosse Lisse is a large smooth tomato ...
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10:28AM, 11 Sep 2012
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Hi J,
The photograph isn’t showing at this end however what I suspect you’ve got is early blight (tomato blight).
Tomato blight is a fu...
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01:50PM, 04 Dec 2014
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Hi Craig,
We’d like to think that we have the best tomato food!
We have two great options for you, an organic chicken manure option boosted w...
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11:02AM, 05 Dec 2014
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Tomatoes are a warm season vegetable and they will generally slow their growth in autumn when it starts to get cold so you can pull them out about ...
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01:28PM, 19 Mar 2015
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Tomatoes are prone to fungal diseases, this is the most likely culprit for your tomatoes problem. remove the leaves and dispose of them offsite. Th...
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09:53AM, 10 Apr 2015
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Root knot nematodes can be a pain to deal with. Using resistant varieties is a good way to try and starve the population to bring them under contro...
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01:59PM, 25 May 2015
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Hi Briony
I’ve only ever added salt to the edible fruit, so I don’t know about that. I would recommend that you feed with Thrive Liquid...
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01:55PM, 10 Oct 2015
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Tomatoes are a great addition to the veggie patch. The very simplest answer to your question is that they might not be ripe yet. The whole tomato i...
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02:52PM, 14 Dec 2015