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Tricia
Robinson Illinois
USA
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Posted - Jul 16 2008 :  7:37:13 PM  Show Profile
Help! We have had a terrible spring with tons of rain and now my tomato plants still look horrible! They are not getting bushy nor or they very green??!! A lot of yellow on the bottom and are whimpy looking. I am herbicide, pesticide free and wondered if I should use fish emulsion on them? I have over 200 different heirloom tomatoes that I plan on selling but am scared of the yield there might be. Yes, they are bearing fruit but........look horrible!
~Thanks Tricia

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Wilma
Knob Lick Ky
USA
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Posted - Jul 16 2008 :  9:09:16 PM  Show Profile
Trisha me and everyone I know around here has the same problem the vines are dieing and the tomatoes are very small, we think its some kind of blight, you might call your extension agent

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Brenda
Lucas Ohio
USA
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Posted - Jul 16 2008 :  9:10:49 PM  Show Profile
Could be a lack of nitrogen, or maybe early blight or septoria, but probably fusarium or verticillum wilt.

Here is a link to OSU's tomato pages in Ohio Line, many of these fact sheets have pictures of the problem on them.
http://ohioline.osu.edu/lines/vegie.html#VEG.14

Most of these problems are fungus related so it is key to stay out of the garden when it is wet to avoid spreading disease.



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