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Jul 3, 2022 9:25 PM CST
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My two indeterminate Roma tomato plants have started withering more and more each day. There has been more rain that usual recently but it's a very quick turn. Please can someone look at the photos and tell me what's wrong with them? There have been a few leafminer infestations during its life and it has some new random small holes in some of the leaves, but the leaf withering / curling is across the whole plant.
Even if these plants are a gonner I don't want to make the same mistake with my others.
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Jul 4, 2022 6:30 AM CST
Name: Lynda Horn
Arkansas (Zone 7b)
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How often do you water? The plants look very dry to me, and in those small pots would need watering on a daily basis, or even several times a day. Tomatoes want to be kept evenly moist.
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Jul 4, 2022 7:20 AM CST
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I water once every 4 days, as they're also getting some rain (sporadically). I also suspect that this might be related to OVERwatering as the leaves started curling inwards when it had been raining a lot.
I also read that tomato leaves curling upwards is a sign of too much heat, not enough water, but downwards being related to overwatering/root rot - Is this correct?
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Jul 4, 2022 12:33 PM CST
Name: Lynda Horn
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I don't think that's enough watering, what are your daytime temps like right now?
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