My tomato plants are tall...but really small leaves and they look kind of pathetic.... what could be wrong? I grow them in pots...have fertilized and added dolomite recently.... why so sick looking? They are setting to bloom.....but rather pathetically. I am fertilizing with Miracle Gro for TOMATOES>...

What kind of tomatoes are you growing? Some tomato plants are more fragile looking. Some of the heart varieties have real wispy foliage. Can you get a picture?

Right....I'll get a picture. They are Romas I am growing...small fruit.... And the tips of the leaves and turning brown...dying...????????? Never have seen this problem. Last year my 'maters grew like topsy and were really healthy!!!

The brown leaf tips might be indicating too much fertilizer...

Ditto what Dave said. And M-Gro might just do that if not mixed correctly. Either that or your potting mix might not be fully broken down and your plants/pots are heating up.

Looking forward to pics if you have some.

Shoe

Roger Roger....makes sense! Thanks. Piccies tomorrow.....

OK...sorry for the delay...kinda busy these days....

Here's the piccie...

How can I reverse the damage...just wait until it washes all out...they are in large containers...and we get about 10"+ per month.

It looks like maybe a fungus and if you receive 10"+ a month that might be the cause. Do you have a fungus spray? It wouldn't hurt even if it is not a fungus so I would try that and see what happens.

Hmmmm I have Serenade... will that work. Never have had a fungus on tomatoes...which means nothing, of course!!!

I have not used Serenade but from what I have read I think it will work. Dave and Shoe may have other ideas on what it might be after the get a look at the photo.

SOLVED! I pulled them out of their large pots and discovered that I had given them a good dose of Epsom Salts (magnesium and an acidifier) and burned them...they were hurting. SO...with rejuvenated soil and new plants I am looking forward to a bumper crop!!!!!