Why are these tomato plants wilting? - Ask Extension
These tomato plants came up healthy and growing vigorously. Then about a week ago they started wilting.
Varieties are early girl, celebrity and bette...
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Why are these tomato plants wilting? #837785
Asked June 27, 2023, 10:23 AM EDT
These tomato plants came up healthy and growing vigorously. Then about a week ago they started wilting.
Varieties are early girl, celebrity and better boy. They are in a raised bed with compost and aged horse manure. They water them daily, not enought to have standing water, but it soaks in. They have found a few white grubs in the soil, but not a lot. This same problem occured last year with the tomatoes.
Rice County Minnesota
Expert Response
Several diseases cause tomatoes to wilt. However, we can't detect distinctive symptoms by viewing the photos.
If you review the diseases and symptoms described here, you may be able to diagnose the problem:
https://apps.extension.umn.edu/garden/diagnose/plant/vegetable/tomato/plantwilt.html
If your review is inconclusive, for a certain diagnosis, send samples of the affected plants to the University of Minnesota Plant Disease Clinic. Because the plants have wilted two years in a row, consulting the clinic is advisable.
https://pdc.umn.edu/
If you review the diseases and symptoms described here, you may be able to diagnose the problem:
https://apps.extension.umn.edu/garden/diagnose/plant/vegetable/tomato/plantwilt.html
If your review is inconclusive, for a certain diagnosis, send samples of the affected plants to the University of Minnesota Plant Disease Clinic. Because the plants have wilted two years in a row, consulting the clinic is advisable.
https://pdc.umn.edu/
