White blotches on tomato leaves

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greenhead

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White blotches on tomato leaves
« on: June 14, 2012, 19:33 »
HI, have white blotches (not yellow) on my tomato leaves, general plant growth poor.  cultivation - ring culture method.  Any ideas? Two plants 60cm apart have the same problem.  Variety Gardner's Delight, grown indoors, soil medium 'grow bag' water from the tap. :(

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Re: White blotches on tomato leaves
« Reply #1 on: June 14, 2012, 19:44 »
Any chance of a photo?

How are you watering them?
I try to take one day at a time, but sometimes several days all attack me at once...

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Re: White blotches on tomato leaves
« Reply #2 on: June 14, 2012, 19:50 »
Thanks Yorkie,  Watering through the soil as roots have not reached the gravel, there is leaf curl on some of the worst infected leaves.  Sorry no camera till Monday.

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Re: White blotches on tomato leaves
« Reply #3 on: June 14, 2012, 19:53 »
Leaf curl isn't unusual, particularly with cool or fluctuating temperatures.

Could you perhaps have splashed water on the leaves?  Sun scorch is a common problem if the leaves get wet during sunny weather.

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Re: White blotches on tomato leaves
« Reply #4 on: June 14, 2012, 19:56 »
Cucumbers at least have the decency to just die if they don't like their growing conditions (or even if you just give them a funny look!)

Tomatoes can theoretically succumb to all sorts of nasty diseases and can have you Googling your butt off for "tomato leaf disease" pictures, but as often as not it's just a sign that they are suffering from persistent low temperatures and insufficient sun (aren't we all!)  ::)
Sow your seeds, plant your plants. What's the difference? A couple of weeks or more when answering possible queries!

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Re: White blotches on tomato leaves
« Reply #5 on: June 14, 2012, 20:36 »
Been very carefully when watering and not splashed the leaves.  The plants have been in for 3 weeks and the root ball is more or less the same as when planted.  The stem is no more than 1/4" dia.  The flowers are very tiny and tend to drop off when pollinated with a brush

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Re: White blotches on tomato leaves
« Reply #6 on: June 15, 2012, 10:28 »
Thanks all, I have decided to scrap the plants and start again but this time not to use the 'grow bag' contents as soil in the ring culture pots as I think it was 'old stock' when I bought the grow bag judging by the concrete feel of the compost, with little 'goodness' left.

So my next question is - which JI grade should I use? and should I incorporate well rotted horse manure as well? :)

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Re: White blotches on tomato leaves
« Reply #7 on: June 15, 2012, 20:40 »
JI No1 or 2.   Do not add manure - too much nitrogen will give all leaves, no fruit.
Sometimes my plants grow despite, not because of, what I do to them.


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