Comments on: Growing tomatoes in containers http://goodtomatogrowing.com/growing-tomatoes-in-containers/ How to cultivate the best tomatoes in your own garden, fresh for the table. Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:35:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Brian http://goodtomatogrowing.com/growing-tomatoes-in-containers/comment-page-1/#comment-265 Brian Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:35:54 +0000 http://goodtomatogrowing.com/?p=142#comment-265 There are a few reasons for tomato plants leaves turning yellow, insufficient water, a need for a little more nitrogen, sometimes the lower leaves just turn yellow as the plant bears fruit and matures. The black spots sound a little worrying especially with yellow leaves, that sounds a little like tomato blight, a fungal infection, it can occur in high humidity and hot weather. You can treat this with a fungicide sometimes, but I would be inclined to pull the plant out, bag it an bin it if your other plants are OK. If they are all the same then try the fungicide and see if they recover. Don't forget to get rid of the plants at the end of the season properly though, i.e. don't be tempted to put them into the compost or anywhere the fungal infection may be able to affect next years crops. Bag and bin as suggested or burn them. There are a few reasons for tomato plants leaves turning yellow, insufficient water, a need for a little more nitrogen, sometimes the lower leaves just turn yellow as the plant bears fruit and matures. The black spots sound a little worrying especially with yellow leaves, that sounds a little like tomato blight, a fungal infection, it can occur in high humidity and hot weather.

You can treat this with a fungicide sometimes, but I would be inclined to pull the plant out, bag it an bin it if your other plants are OK. If they are all the same then try the fungicide and see if they recover. Don’t forget to get rid of the plants at the end of the season properly though, i.e. don’t be tempted to put them into the compost or anywhere the fungal infection may be able to affect next years crops. Bag and bin as suggested or burn them.

]]> By: FRAN WIESE http://goodtomatogrowing.com/growing-tomatoes-in-containers/comment-page-1/#comment-264 FRAN WIESE Tue, 20 Jul 2010 11:00:14 +0000 http://goodtomatogrowing.com/?p=142#comment-264 tomato leaves are yellowing-WHY? ONE PLANT HAS BLACK SPOTS ON TOMATO tomato leaves are yellowing-WHY? ONE PLANT HAS BLACK SPOTS ON TOMATO

]]> By: FRAN WIESE http://goodtomatogrowing.com/growing-tomatoes-in-containers/comment-page-1/#comment-263 FRAN WIESE Tue, 20 Jul 2010 10:58:13 +0000 http://goodtomatogrowing.com/?p=142#comment-263 tomato leaves are yellowing- I have tomato in containers.? too much water-too little not enough fertilizer? I also have one container with black spots on the tomato. WHAT CAN BE DONE? tomato leaves are yellowing- I have tomato in containers.? too much water-too little not enough fertilizer? I also have one container with black spots on the tomato. WHAT CAN BE DONE?

]]> By: Brian http://goodtomatogrowing.com/growing-tomatoes-in-containers/comment-page-1/#comment-253 Brian Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:26:57 +0000 http://goodtomatogrowing.com/?p=142#comment-253 Hi, no you don't need to do that, you just pop the plant in through a hole in the bottom of the planter. This link <a href="http://myhomegrowntomatoes.com/upside-down-tomato-garden-also-known-as-the-topsy-turvy-tomato-planter/" rel="nofollow">Upside Down Tomato Planter</a> tells you exactly what to do. Hi, no you don’t need to do that, you just pop the plant in through a hole in the bottom of the planter. This link Upside Down Tomato Planter tells you exactly what to do.

]]> By: natural pest control http://goodtomatogrowing.com/growing-tomatoes-in-containers/comment-page-1/#comment-252 natural pest control Wed, 23 Dec 2009 02:33:20 +0000 http://goodtomatogrowing.com/?p=142#comment-252 I haven't tried the topsy turvy thing but I did think it was cool. When growing tomatoes, do you bury 80% of the plant for extra support? I haven’t tried the topsy turvy thing but I did think it was cool. When growing tomatoes, do you bury 80% of the plant for extra support?

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