Quizzes & Puzzles0 min ago
Tomato Leaves Curling
Good morning
Any idea what has happened to these Tomatoes?
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They were purchased from a local garden centre at about the beginning of March as seedlings then potted up grown on in the greenhouse and then planted into a Tomorite grow-bag still in the green house, they are now outside as I've replaced them with some much healthier specimens. I don't think it's frost damage as they were inside and I can't
see any sign of insects on them, someone suggested spider mites could be the cause but I can't see any sign of them. They are now starting to flower and have a couple of small tomatoes forming but the leaf curling has persisted. Any Ideas?
The pictures were taken today BTW.
Any idea what has happened to these Tomatoes?
http://i791.photobuck...97/D97x7/S1053442.jpg
http://i791.photobuck...97/D97x7/S1053443.jpg
http://i791.photobuck...97/D97x7/S1053444.jpg
They were purchased from a local garden centre at about the beginning of March as seedlings then potted up grown on in the greenhouse and then planted into a Tomorite grow-bag still in the green house, they are now outside as I've replaced them with some much healthier specimens. I don't think it's frost damage as they were inside and I can't
see any sign of insects on them, someone suggested spider mites could be the cause but I can't see any sign of them. They are now starting to flower and have a couple of small tomatoes forming but the leaf curling has persisted. Any Ideas?
The pictures were taken today BTW.
Answers
Leaf Roll - a good sign on young leaves, if they are dark green.
Rolling of older leaves is usually due to excess de-leafing or a wide variation between day & night temperatures (I suspect the latter).
Providing there are no other obvious pests & diseases, just leave 'em be.
10:51 Sat 07th May 2011