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Posted by appledeuce Western Austral (My Page) on Wed, Dec 17, 03 at 4:42
| I have tried to grow tomatoes in perth and am continually plagued by a condition whereby the bottom leaves start turning yellow and slowly move up the vine. The leaves then dry up and fall off. Csan anyone help? |
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RE: yellowing in tomato leaves
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| Virus I think. Maybe yearly crop rotation will help, because the virus stays in the soil waiting for you to plant out next year's seedlings. Or you could try grafted virus resistant varieties or planting in pots, renewing the soil each year. Very disconcerting, I know, to have one's love apples attacked by something invisible. |
RE: yellowing in tomato leaves
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| i have just started my garden and have also noted this. i just rip 'em off - my bad??? |
RE: yellowing in tomato leaves
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Good advice Giacomo
Apledeuce...you would also need to add lots of good quality decomposing organic matter to your soil surface to encourage Mycchoriza activity...these mycchoriza actually give plants resistance to pathogenic fungal diseases in the first instance plus they encourage hair roots to branch thus greatly multiplying the plants ability to absorb nutrients and ergo making them healthier...PLUS these mycchoriza swap carbohydrates from the plant for minerals from the soil making them both a lot healthier and your soil in the process becomes gradually immune from these diseases
cheers
Peter
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RE: yellowing in tomato leaves
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http://www.agric.wa.gov.au/servlet/page?_pageid=449&_dad=portal30&_schema=PORTAL30
Here is some home grown advice |
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