Why are tomato leaves curling?
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Mari
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Have tomato plants in containers on patio. One plant's leaves are curling, another has a few curled, and a third seems fine. Watering faithfully. Weather has been dry and breezy here in NE Nebraska. There doesn't appear to be any leaf discoloration, either. Not a very experienced gardener, so any suggestions would be very welcome!
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/tomato/tomato-leaves-curling.htm
thank you....I will take a look!
great post! thanks for sharing!
Maybe too hot or not enough water. When watering try not to get water on the leaves.
My thoughts exactly Orris11!
More water and be consistent or else you wont get as many maters!
Humidity and hot summer winds will affect tomatoes looks like curly leaf virus has set in caused by white flies. Cover your tomato plant with a cotton cloth that still allows sun through and keep soil moist...that should help good luck
I will try the cloth. None of the leaves are discolored--I've read that the virus will cause yellowing , but it could be just setting in, too. Thanks for your input!
Try pushing a Tums or Roland into the soil with your finger. It add calcium which will help avoid blossom end rot when your tomatoes form. (may need to repeat during peak tomato growth)
Are you feeding them
Mari, we are in the same boat, tho we believe it is the severe changes in temp, and weather conditions. One day, it is near 100, and then cool in the evening, and the next day, much cooler. I have never seen a yr. so mixed up like this yr. I did remove some yellow leaves, and we even had a bruised tomato, that we did NOT bruise!! Perhaps it was in the shipping. So, be wise, and just take this as a way, mother nature is telling us something. We do keep ours in the edge of the porch, in the sun, parcially. So this is good.This yr. is very diff. Best wishes, J. Keep in touch, and do not water at nite. Keep fresh soil in your pot, and water faithfully. J.
I couldn't tell in the pictures if your pots have saucers under them. If they don't, grab a couple of old pie plates. Water them sloooooowly, maybe a soda bottle with a hole punched in the bottom and set a bit into the soil. You want the soil moist, all the way through. A heavy watering where most just runs out the bottom is not going to work. It has to be deep watering and the soda bottle drip will achieve that.
Look on the back of the leaves to see if there are any worms or mites sucking the life out of them.
Could be a lack of calcium or magnesium Try crushing up some tums and add to water.
Looks like too much sun to me,and you probably need to give them the calcium that others are suggesting.The sun is much stronger now that it used to be.Tomatoes and lots of other plants can't stand but a few hours of direct sun these days.Best the get morning until around noon sun,then shade or indirect the rest of the say.Good luck and God bless.
As a fellow Nebraskan (hello), I don't think I would water them so often. Twice a day is quite a bit. I only water mine every few days or so, depending on the heat and our wind, of course!
Looks like the work of a beet leaf hopper. Nothing will deter or get rid of them. They simply come down to taste test and leave behind a virus. They also attack pepper plants. Usually within 2 weeks of planting you will notice the damage. Read about these pests,it has happened to me several times.