Tomatoes Dying

[sherawell]

I planted tomatoes in containers. Fertilized and watered as normal. They seemed to be doing fine, then they stopped growing, the leaves began to curl and then they developed these “tumors” in the joints where I pruned and around the stem at the soil. Can someone help me identify the problem?

 

[Chuck]

I've been growing tomatoes for many decades and I have never seen anything close to this.

 

[YumYum]

I've never seen that either. Do they all have that fungus on them or just the white marks on the stems?

 

[sherawell]

I've never seen that either. Do they all have that fungus on them or just the white marks on the stems?

3 plants are affected with curled leaves and 2 of those have the growths. Mostly where they were pruned. But one has it on the main stem near the soil line

 

[DirtMechanic]

Those cauliflower growths may be adventitious roots.

 

[YumYum]

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Those cauliflower growths may be adventitious roots.

Well then that reminds me of pith necrosis.

@sherawell cut the stem off near the soil cleanly and see if the center of the stem is hollow.

 

[DirtMechanic]

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Well then that reminds me of pith necrosis.

@sherawell cut the stem off near the soil cleanly and see if the center of the stem is hollow.

Pith necrosis and fusarium are cousins. Thyme oil, potassium salts help.

 

[YumYum]

Pith necrosis and fusarium are cousins. Thyme oil, potassium salts help.

What to drench the soil or something?

 

[DirtMechanic]

Agri fos style potassium salts of phosponic acid yes. But its not a cure. Still, even the thyme oil can knock it back 90%in a petri dish but the potassium salts are systemic which helps even more even at a lower efficiency.

 

[YumYum]

This appears to be the same stuff. Is it?

 

[DirtMechanic]

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This appears to be the same stuff. Is it?

 

[pepper]

Crown Gall Disease is caused by Agrobacterium tumefaciens, a bacteria that infects plants. The bacteria causes tumors on the stem of its host. Agrobacterium tumefaciens manipulates its hosts by transferring a DNA plasmid to the cells of its host. Plasmids are normally used to transfer DNA from bacteria to bacteria

 

[YumYum]

I think Pepper found the problem.

 

[YumYum]

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Is this the same stuff as agri fos?

Monterey Garden Phos Systemic Fungicide

Monterey Garden Phos Systemic Fungicide

www.domyown.com

 

[DirtMechanic]

Is this the same stuff as agri fos?

Monterey Garden Phos Systemic Fungicide

Monterey Garden Phos Systemic Fungicide

www.domyown.com

Yes