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Tomato Diseases - Problems Growing Great Tomatoes

Wednesday June 29, 2005
Home grown tomatoes are a gardeners pride and joy. Yet there are so many things that can go wrong along the way. Most tomato problems are the result of weather conditions that are out of our control. To persevere growing tomatoes, despite what nature throws at us, you have to know what you're dealing with and deal with it early. Here are some common tomato disease problems along with what to do about them.

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August 17, 2009 at 10:57 am
(1) pat thimmig says:

My tomatoe leaves turn yellow then dry up the whole plant looks like its dying. I had the same problem last year. What am I doing wrong?

August 19, 2009 at 2:18 pm
(2) Marie Iannotti says:

If they’re just turning yellow and not spotting, it could be too much or too little water or not enough fertilizer. If there are black spots too, it’s one of the many, many fungal diseases that tomatoes get. Try a good organic fungicide or something like neem.

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