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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: earthing83 on May 31, 2010, 17:54

Title: the difference between blight and scorched leaves?
Post by: earthing83 on May 31, 2010, 17:54

Hello all,
I planted out my tom plants afew days ago, have been away for 5 days and have come back to dry, crispy leaves. The top narrower leaves don't seem to be affected but the lower are either drying in patches or all completely shriveled and crisp. They are discolored too, brown and white. Could anyone tell me what the main differences between blight and scorched leaves? Also if the leaves are just scorched is it still worth taking them off?

Title: Re: the difference between blight and scorched leaves?
Post by: mumofstig on May 31, 2010, 18:43

blight usually shows signs of fungal disease (sometimes grey and furry) rings around the brown bits on leaves and stems or black patches.
Have a look here (http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/publications/tomatoproblemsolver/leaf/) for some pictures of tomato problems, but don't get scared...most of them are rare ;)

Read all about blight here
http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?topic=56717.msg668473#msg668473

Title: Re: the difference between blight and scorched leaves?
Post by: DavidT on May 31, 2010, 19:13

You`ve planted them out much too early, they are now suffering from scorch. Rather than repotting them, get some fleece and put over them. All is not lost. :D

Title: Re: the difference between blight and scorched leaves?
Post by: earthing83 on June 02, 2010, 17:28

thanks to you both, very helpful links there MOS, I think I am safe from blight and as you say David have just not protected them enough. Fingers crossed they will survive, they are still looking very sad and also turning purple!