Tomato leaves discolouring... disease, or just dehydrated?

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jamesbrownontheroad

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Hello. Please see these images...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamesbrownontheroad/3848122519/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamesbrownontheroad/3848122331/

... of some of our tomato plants. We sadly didn't give them enough depth of soil, but nonetheless have had heavy cropping trusses with small but tasty fruits from three of the 'turbo tom' grafted plants we ordered earlier this year from Dobies.

However, some of the leaves now have some yellowy discolouration. Have we just not been watering them enough?

I'm asking nervously, because although they are in our shed our neighbouring plot holder has seemingly allowed an entire crop of potatoes to become blighted, and this has subsequently transferred to other potato plants in other plots. Just afraid that our first year will be marred if our precious tom plants become blighted too :(

Thanks - and apologies if this over-reacting!

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A. Fallowfield

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Re: Tomato leaves discolouring... disease, or just dehydrated?
« Reply #1 on: August 23, 2009, 16:21 »
I hope you get to the bottom of this one, because you could be describing my patio tomatoes!
I've none on the plot this year; lots of blighted ones there though!

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Re: Tomato leaves discolouring... disease, or just dehydrated?
« Reply #2 on: August 23, 2009, 16:35 »
They look ok to me just old age catching up with them ::) As long as you are watering and feeding the top leaves should be fine. Just remove any old crispy leaves :)

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jamesbrownontheroad

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Re: Tomato leaves discolouring... disease, or just dehydrated?
« Reply #3 on: August 23, 2009, 17:52 »
They look ok to me just old age catching up with them ::) As long as you are watering and feeding the top leaves should be fine. Just remove any old crispy leaves :)

Thank you Mrs Stig... will keep em fed and watered. I recommend the grafted toms; we've had loads of trusses and if you don't keep an eye on them they quickly squeeze out another truss of flowers after you've pinched the tops out. They do need plenty of root space, however, which we couldn't get them in our containers. If they'd been in the ground we'd have been treated to much bigger fruits. However they taste fantastic, especially if gobbled in the shed, wrapped in a fresh basil leaf :D


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