3 Diseases for Tomatoe Plants

Septoria Leaf Spot
 
What: The fungus known as  "Septoria lycopersici" causes septoria leaf spot and is known to infect leaves and leave small black spots and as time goes on will get bigger and gray circles will appear in the center of the black spots. This can also occur on stems as well. When leaves are infected the leaves can turn yellow, die, and fall off. Do not want that!

Prevention: Any spot where tomatoes grew the year and might have been affected by a disease, do not plant in there.The fungus will still be contemplating you tomatoes demise! The fungus can still be alive in the soil and infect your plant that way. Make sure to spread tomatoes plants in different locations because this disease can spread and infect all the surrounding plants.

Solution: "Serenade" is a good organic solution for funguses or so i have heard so I will be doing a more thorough investigation on this next post. So stay tuned!



Early Blight

What: The fungal pathogen known as "Alternaria solani" produces characteristic bulls-eye marks on leaves when it infects a tomatoe plant. This fungus when it infects, affects the older leaves first and works it's way up. This disease can lower yields of tomatoes. OHHH NOOO! We do not want that, that means less tomatoes for eating!

Prevention: This fungus loves warm wet weather so make sure when watering your tomatoe plants try not to wet the leaves because that will increase the chances of infection occuring. Also using mulch on the garden bed will prevent and spores that are in the soil from splashing on your plant. If you are not already try shifting to drip irrigation.Make sure to spread tomatoes plants in different locations (spread those guys out in the garden!) because this disease can spread and infect all the surrounding plants.

Solution: "Serenade" is a good organic solution for funguses or so i have heard so I will be doing a more thorough investigation on this next post. So stay tuned!



Late Blight

What: This was the disease that caused the 1840's european irish potatoe famine. This fungus is known as "Phytophthora infestans" and is known to thrive in cool wet weather. It usually appears later in the season, mid to late August.The symptoms include dark blotches on leaf tips and white mold appearing on underside of leaves, the plant is also likely to start collapsing. Poor tomatoe!

Prevention:  This fungus again likes wet conditions, so do whatever you can to keep the leaves dry by not watering the whole plant but watering the soil. Also using mulch is also a good barrier between the fungus. Block those bad fungus from entering your plant! Make sure to spread tomatoes plants in different locations because this disease can spread and infect all the surrounding plants. Yes the prevention is the same for this fungus also.

Solution: "Serenade" is a good organic solution for funguses or so i have heard so I will be doing a more thorough investigation on this next post. So stay tuned!