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Nate:
who on here is a tomato growing expert?  i am having some issues with a plant and need help.

the first picture is the brand of plant that i got...its supposed to grow these huge 2-3lb tomatoes.

the second picture is what i gave the plant a drink of when i transplanted it from the little grow pot to the huge 20 gal pot that it sits in now.

pictures 3 and 4 are of the leaves and what is really concerning me.  all of the leaves seem to have shriveled and look as they are about dead/in shock but have some life left in them because they are still pretty green.

pic 5 is of a few of the leaves at the base of the plant, and the yellow spots are of concern as well.

picture 6 is of the 1 tomato that has grown so far...not sure if that is what its supposed to look like or if something has gotten up in there???

when I got the plant, repotted it and put it out, we got hit with a pretty good amount of rain.  I made sure that I had good drain holes in the bottom of the pot just because I didn't intentionally wanted to make sure that "I" didnt cause root rot because the pot and soil retained too much moisture.  also, it gets full sun from about noon until it sets in the evening.

stlaser:
2nd pic from bottom, thought the yellow was a sign of too much water?

Sorry Nate, been a few years since we had a large garden and too much water isn’t an issue here in hippyland.

Too much fertilizer can be an issue too. I probably would not have used that stuff. Transplant then watch and react as necessary.

TexasRedNeck:
Nate. Hard to tell from pics. Two things. Tomatoes need consistency in watering and moisture.
Those leaves and fruit tend to tell me you have some nutrient issues.

Tell us about the soil? Any additives?


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KensAuto:
Looks like too much water. My parents could grow great tomatoes, even in our hot summers, but they didn't pass their green thumbs down to me.

Nate:

--- Quote from: stlaser on June 11, 2019, 07:08:10 PM ---2nd pic from bottom, thought the yellow was a sign of too much water?

Sorry Nate, been a few years since we had a large garden and too much water isn’t an issue here in hippyland.

Too much fertilizer can be an issue too. I probably would not have used that stuff. Transplant then watch and react as necessary.

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That fertilizer is not really a fertilizer such as that miracle grow crap, it is specifically designed to prevent root shock from re-potting.  The plant was re-potted approx 27-28 apr 2019, it was watered regularly and grew very well, up until we started getting our late spring monsoon.   


--- Quote from: TexasRedNeck on June 11, 2019, 09:06:19 PM ---Nate. Hard to tell from pics. Two things. Tomatoes need consistency in watering and moisture.
Those leaves and fruit tend to tell me you have some nutrient issues.

Tell us about the soil? Any additives?


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It was watered very consistently, until as stated above.

The soil is a vegetable specific soil with some additional compost mixed into it.  It was specifically recommended by the plant expert at the university of nebraska lincoln horticulture sponsored plant sale.


--- Quote from: KensAuto on June 11, 2019, 10:49:07 PM ---Looks like too much water. My parents could grow great tomatoes, even in our hot summers, but they didn't pass their green thumbs down to me.

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I have been doing some googlefu, and i am thinking that may be one of the issues....my biggest concern is root rot, based on the amount of water that we have gotten recently.

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