White spots on tomato transplant - Ask Extension
Hi there,I planted my tomato and tomatillo transplants on Saturday. Yesterday I came home and ALL of them had spots all over the leaves. This is not d...
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White spots on tomato transplant #456091
Asked May 22, 2018, 6:01 PM EDT
Hi there,
I planted my tomato and tomatillo transplants on Saturday. Yesterday I came home and ALL of them had spots all over the leaves. This is not dust or mold. They are more like freckles...they don't wash off! What can this be? Thanks!
-Gabby
I planted my tomato and tomatillo transplants on Saturday. Yesterday I came home and ALL of them had spots all over the leaves. This is not dust or mold. They are more like freckles...they don't wash off! What can this be? Thanks!
-Gabby
Denver County Colorado
Expert Response
Gabby,
We don't know where your transplants were growing before they were sold to you, but they probably were in a greenhouse or some other protected environment. If you planted them out straight away rather than introducing them gradually to the harsher conditions outside, the leaves most likely scalded. The temperatures were very hot in Denver last week.
Don't give up on them; the new growth should be fine.
We don't know where your transplants were growing before they were sold to you, but they probably were in a greenhouse or some other protected environment. If you planted them out straight away rather than introducing them gradually to the harsher conditions outside, the leaves most likely scalded. The temperatures were very hot in Denver last week.
Don't give up on them; the new growth should be fine.
Phew! They are looking better now but the information is good to know. Thanks for your reply, my friend Marnee thinks very highly of the CSU extension and recommends it to everyone for garden help :)
