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scotweather · #1 (**Link to Post**) 26-Jun-2009, 10:12

Finally I'm starting to see tentative signs of small tomatoes growing on our Money Maker plant (pity it doesn't print money

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ATO2 · #2 (**Link to Post**) 26-Jun-2009, 11:24

That's a good variety, that one.

scotweather · #3 (**Link to Post**) 01-Jul-2009, 20:41

OK so what am I doing wrong?

I'm getting wilting tomatoes!
They are starting to wilt from the top. They are not allowed to dry out nor get too wet so I really don't know what is happening.

Any ideas ?

Thunderstorm · #4 (**Link to Post**) 01-Jul-2009, 20:57

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Originally Posted by scotweather

OK so what am I doing wrong?

I'm getting wilting tomatoes!
They are starting to wilt from the top. They are not allowed to dry out nor get too wet so I really don't know what is happening.

Any ideas ?

If you have them in a small greenhouse it has probably been too hot for them, and you should have kept them cool by misting them twice a day, at midday and late afternoon.

I could go on about the compost used etc but i think that's not the problem.

But as you say they are wilting from the top probably means goodbye to them

delboy · #5 (**Link to Post**) 01-Jul-2009, 21:24

Don't panic Scotweather it sounds to me as if you have leaf curl, as Thunderstorm said i'ts due to the hot weather. Your plants are not dying. Have you got coolglass on the windows to shade the plants from direct sunlight? Good ventilation is very important, misting around lunchtime will help with cooling and aid pollenation. You will get your crop even if your plants are not as prettey as they they were.

scotweather · #6 (**Link to Post**) 03-Jul-2009, 00:25

The pathetic tomato plant. I took it out of the greenhouse today as outside was marginally cooler than the greenhouse but it looks worse than the photos now.

delboy · #7 (**Link to Post**) 03-Jul-2009, 00:35

Good lord, what I would do now is cut off all the dead and dying bits, new growth should then start very quickly. I looks to me as if it's strong sunlight through glass has caused some of the damage, the leaves have been burnt.

scotweather · #8 (**Link to Post**) 03-Jul-2009, 00:38

This is what I'm going to do.
Its going to get repotted and trimmed to see if it improves if not it will go on the compost heap.

Thanks Del

ATO2 · #9 (**Link to Post**) 03-Jul-2009, 01:55

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Originally Posted by delboy

Good lord, what I would do now is cut off all the dead and dying bits, new growth should then start very quickly. I looks to me as if it's strong sunlight through glass has caused some of the damage, the leaves have been burnt.

That is what I instinctively thought, myself. The plant should resume its growth, with a bit of luck.
I must confess that I have only ever grown tomatoes outside, other than an abortive attempt to have them grow through winter. (All kinds of little beasties reside indoors and flocked to my moneymaker.)
As an experiment I did grow a few plants, of uncertain provenance, outside, in Ireland, in the Summer of 2001. My relatives thought I was wasting my time. They were right!
The fruit was miniature, though I don't think the variety was! Still, picked green, they coloured up on a sunny window sill and had some flavour when thrown into a stir fry.

scotweather · #10 (**Link to Post**) 03-Jul-2009, 11:22

The tomato plant received its hair cut this morning and will be repotted later.

Photo 3 the fruit is still ok tho

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