Problems on Tomato Leaves: How to Identify, Treat, and Prevent Them

Cannot grow tomatoes 
Q. I have planted tomatoes for the last four years but they bear little fruit and what they do produce does not ripen. This year, I had the soil removed …

Leaves are turning brown from the bottom up 
Q. I have two tomato plants in my garden. They grew up and out very quickly and appeared to be thriving during the beginning of the summer. The past couple …

My dwarf tomato plant's leaves are getting yellow and wilty from the bottom up 
Q. I bought my "patio" (dwarf) tomato plant from a store and re-potted it with store-bought potting soil. It seems healthy, and is producing tomatoes, …

How to treat Fusarium wilt? 
Q. I usually buy my tomato plants from local hardware stores. Every year I add my own compost to the garden and sterilize the soil prior to planting. This …

Leaves have spots that are turning yellow and then drying up 
Q. For the past few weeks I have had yellowing then drying leaves on my tomato plants. there isn't much else to say about it...Here are a couple photos …

Tan Spots on Leaves 
Q. I'm having problems with tan spots appearing on the leaves of my plants. These are San Marzano tomatoes that I started by seed. I'm using the Gardener's …

My tomato plant's leaves are yellow in the center 
Q. My tomato plant is about 24" high and has approx 20 small (marble sized) fruit. The plant seems very sturdy and the leaves are very green. The center …

Yellowish spots with grey outlines 
Q. My tomato plants have yellowish spots with grey outlines, mostly on the lower leaves. Not sure what it is, but there are no fruits on the plants yet, …

Yellow, curling, mottled leaves on my potted tomato plant. What is it? 
Q. How do I treat yellow, curling, mottled leaves on my potted tomato plant? A. Yellowed leaves by themselves could indicate under-watering, over-watering, …

Holes in several tomato leaves 
Q. I keep finding holes in the tomato leaves. Some books tell me that it's normal and some say it's not at all. I'm really confused! A. Holes in leaves …

Problems on tomato leaves: light spots 
Q. I see that you have that problem listed, but can you tell me what causes light spots and how I can help my plant? I'm growing my tomatoes in huge pots. …

White "channels," on leaves...look like little paths 
Q.The leaves of my plants have little curvy channels from the bottom of the plant up. The lowest leaves are turning yellow and brown. What is this and …

Curled leaves and flowers on tomatoes 
Q. My tomato plant leaves and flowers are curling. I don't see any pests. They don't have brown spots or brown edges. Can you tell me what the problem …

Yellow Leaves On Young Tomato Plants 
Q. The lower leaves on my young tomato plants are turning yellow. What can this mean? A. Yellow leaves can mean several things. Check other symptoms …

White spots showing on leaves and leaves wilt 
There are white spots showing on tomato leaves. Also the leaves are wilting. I have seen some small flies on the plants. Can this be the problem? …

Yellow leaves with silver black edges on container tomatoes 
Dear Tomato Dirt , Hi there. I am trying to grow tomatoes in pots. A couple of them are getting yellow leaves with black silver edges. The plant still …

Tomato problems:
tomato leaves are turning yellow
and stems are dying off  
Dear Tomato Dirt, Can you help please? The leaves on my tomato plant are yellowing and the stems are falling off. Am I over-watering? Do they have …

Tomato disease: black spots on leaves 
I have 10 cherry tomato plants in my front yard next to my porch in a 8 x 9 area. My neighbor told me to sprinkle powdered milk all over my plants and …

My tomato plant has yellow leaves 
This is my first garden. I planted both cucumbers and Brandywine tomatoes. The cucumbers have already started dying. The leaves turned yellow then brown …

My tomato plant's leaves are falling off 
Q. I bought a tomato plant and planted it in a clay pot. Now, after a few weeks, the leaves at the bottom are falling off. There are tomatoes on the plant, …

New growth on tomato plant is turning black 
Q. One of my tomato plants is turning black on the top three leaves. The new growth that will soon emerge also looks black. The bottom leaves of the plant …

Topsy Turvey Tomatoes - leaves have yellow spots Not rated yet
Q. My Topsy Turvey Tomato plant's leaves have yellow spots. Could this be from over watering? I live in Southern California & we have been having a heat …

Tomato leaves have white narrow random trails, yellowing, and some brown curling edges  Not rated yet
Q. Tycoon tomato plants, outdoor growing area for fall, hot (95'+) and dry; may be a little aggressive on the watering. Plants where re-potted to larger …

Tomato leaves have dark patches on them - how to treat organically? Not rated yet
Q. I am looking for a way to treat dark spots on tomato leaves without harsh chemicals. Can you help? A. The first step is to determine what the problem …

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Silvery, winding trails on my young tomato plants - leaf miners?  Not rated yet
Q. What is the best way to treat my seedling Campari tomato plants? I have just transplanted them into larger pots from the starter peat discs and I noticed …

One of the 5 strains of heirloom tomato seedlings have a leaf problem Not rated yet
Q. My tomatoes are about 8 weeks old. Just one variety has an issue. First, the veins in the leaves are drying up and then the leaf itself curls. These …

Leaves drying on seedling ends and falling off Not rated yet
A. I have a unique situation where I bought a LED grid light this winter and planted indoor tomato seeds on January 15. Now, eight weeks later, I have …

Brown spots on tomato leaves, turning necrotic Not rated yet
Q. I've noticed over the last few weeks that the leaves on my tomatoes, which are mostly heirloom varieties, have developed brown spots which eventually …

Indoor tomato plant leaves are yellow and curling Not rated yet
Q. We purchased a tomato plant already potted in Florida and carefully brought it back to western PA in the beginning of December. At first the plant …

Tomato Plant Leaves Have White Spots Not rated yet
Q. Our tomato plants began having white spots on the leaves which eventually overtook the entire leaf that became all white, withered and died. We live …

Wilting and eventually death Not rated yet
Q. I'm stuck between thinking the wilting and death to my tomato plants may be pith necrosis or walnut wilt. There is an abundance of walnuts nearby and …

My tomato leaves are curling, but have no spots Not rated yet
Q. My tomato leaves are changing. They look like they are curling, and are now misshaped. Ihe middle vein is getting bigger and the leaves are puckering. …

Tomato leaves have yellow or whitish spots Not rated yet
Q. I am trying to grow tomatoes in a container and have noticed that some of the leaves have yellowish or whitish spots. We have been getting a lot of …

Wilting Not rated yet
Q. I planted 10 tomato plants and every one has wilted. I have tomatoes on a few of them, but I don't think they will ripen. Last year, the same thing …