Tomato Diseases

Dr. John Damicone, Professor of Plant Pathology, joins host Kim Toscano to highlight some of the diseases homeowners are experiencing in their tomatoes.
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Airdate: 7/19/2014

[@angelicajones5619]

I'm watching this for school. Thank youuuu!!

[@myretiredhobbiesgainesvill8140]

Very good info, one of the best videos I have saw on tomato diseases. Mr. Damicone is very well versed and does an excellent job of explaining these problems. Kim is an excellent host, thank you for sharing this video.

[@gameofthrones4423]

Very Informative Thanks

[@rawbrutaltruth]

just the video I was looking for this is excellent!!!!!1

[@WhatWeDoChannel]

Very educational and not just for folks in Oklahoma! Klaus

[@kitchengardening7550]

thanks for massive and informative knowledge.

[@PGTV101]

By plating tomato’s for so long like my self make you learn a lot because over the years you will see enough to understand how to grow them

[@Forevertrue]

Really good examples and explanations. thanks

[@OklahomaGardening]

Thanks for tuning in! We appreciate you!

[@1Kent]

I love growing *_everything!_*

[@ReapingTheHarvest]

Interesting channel 😬

[@KaleidoscopeJunkie]

Love the lizard - upper right - at 6:24 ! ! Great info. Thank you for posting.

[@OklahomaGardening]

Thanks for tuning in! Happy Gardening!

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[@DaveFisher1]

yup, i was going to add a comment then I saw your's. lizard alert! :)

[@StayPrimal]

great video thank you

[@mmangla5575]

Thanks for the information

[@OklahomaGardening]

Thanks for tuning in! We are glad we could help! Be sure to check back this Friday for the latest episode! Happy Gardening!

[@StaceyHerewegrowagain]

This was such a great video!!! I really enjoyed learning about the different problems tomato plants can have🍅 We live in Central Florida Zone 9b and it can be so tough to deal with fungal & bacterial disease outbreaks. I'm so grateful to hear a professionals point of view🌿🍅

[@delroyharriman2014]

Having problems with mines aswell

[@guillermone1]

Stacey Here we grow again-Tell me about it. I live in sunny, hot and humid south Florida, Miami to be exact and its next to imposible to grow any tomatoes. However, I found cherry tomatoes and some small bell shape tomatoes growing wild in my back yard. Don't really know where they came from, perhaps from bird droppings. My neighbor raises pigeons and that's the only explanation I can come up with. But they are thriving and doing well, without any personal care or attention. Meanwhile the ones I purchase from Home Depot or grow from seedlings, which I baby sit, fertilize, water and use good soil, its next to impossible to grow. They get fungus, snails, worms, caterpillars, or get infected with insects. I used everything and nothing seems to work at least not permanently. I am at my wits end and about ready to give up and will just have to settle on the wild tomatoes.

[@danrhomberg1663]

great video...covers a lot in one go....Thank you!

[@OklahomaGardening]

+Dan Rhomberg Thanks for watching! Happy gardening!

[@plantsforlife-br2fh]

GE Patterson

[@anthonypoole6901]

I've got more of an issues with wind damage in my whole garden from two different storms. Made a mess of my garden second year in a row

[@wednesdaynotifications1460]

Anthony Poole had some major hail earlier this month. Then it got really cold, and stayed cold for at least 3-4 days. All of course after I transplanted my seedlings for the season..

[@ABC-cw7zv]

great video

[@paulpugh2480]

Good info.thnx.

[@raylopez5044]

The actual cause of the damage is from a mite that's called russet mites.

[@ePlantHealth]

nice information.......i also love plant disease diagnosis.

[@OklahomaGardening]

Thanks for tuning in! We appreciate you! Be sure to check back every Friday for the latest episodes of Oklahoma Gardening!

[@joerico9461]

You need to talk about exact sprays to put on your tomato plants and leaves

[@tomaszpilat5840]

Copper spray helps a lot. I've tried it, and my friends did as well. However, dont wait until the disease occurs. Spray when seedlings are around 6 inches tall (before planting), then a couple of times every 2-3 weeks (not earlier, as it will damage the plant). IT'S IMPORTANT YOU SPRAY EITHER EARLY MORNING OR LATE EVENING, SO IT DOESNT KILL THE BEES (if the spray it wet on the plant, the bees will carry it to their hive and kill other bees or the queen, which eventually weakens the colony, and if no queen, kills the hive). Ideally, its also good that it rains 3 days after the spray. The fruits can be eaten a few days after the spray.

[@MrThemortgage]

I found Copper Fungicide at full strenght burned a lot of my tomato plant leave, but it does work. I will try 1/2 strength next time I spray.

[@sqwrrl]

The healthiest tomatoes seem to be the volunteers coming right out of my compost pile. I have 3 or 4 that have sprung up on the perimeter of my compost heap. Go figure. They receive no care from me, watering, nothing and they're as strong and happy as can be.

[@OklahomaGardening]

Strange thing nature is, isn't it? Thanks for tuning in and happy gardening!

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[@eileenloves4802]

Mine too! It's driving me crazy!

[@ruthkuus]

lol I guess when plants aren't babied they seem to do better

[@sqwrrl]

ruthkuus Compost corrects a lot of problems before they manifest in the plant.

[@nohahassan8265]

thank you so much i will give it a try

[@OklahomaGardening]

Noha thanks for watching! Let us know how it works out for you!

[@nohahassan8265]

ok thanks again so much

[@lmiropol]

From Central Arkansas, thank you for the very informative video. Appreciate it. I'll be searching further to see if Oklahoma Gardening or State U. has any information on treating the soil that contains the fusarium wilt virus.

[@WuesteGobi]

Excellent

[@OZARKMEL]

While this was posted a year ago it was VERY informative. I lost all my tomato plants this year due to the over abundance of rain we had here in the Midwest....I will try a copper product next year as a "preventative".....thank you!

[@OklahomaGardening]

+OZARKMEL Glad you found it helpful. Thanks for watching!

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[@OklahomaGardening]

Thanks for tuning in! Be sure to check back every Friday for the latest episodes, topics, and discussion! Happy Gardening!

[@corneliussimmons1922]

🌱🌱🌱GREAT INFORMATION 🌱🌱🌱

[@missloretta]

I love the montage in the beginning of everything going wrong with my plants. 😂

[@ajaykahandal2480]

Nice information sir .

[@MrNicofrog]

Note to Dr John D. thanks GREAT and helpful insights ! that leaf curl had me stumped ,just wont plant Abraham Lincoln tomatoes here any more ! pure curl ,,huge plant 1 tasty tomato! (California) bye the way I managed to eliminate fusarian wilt from my soil using WORM TEA made from my home made worm compost .Mychorisal compost minerals,and some fert and food and kelp .. using same soil I had extensive fungal damage ,now I never see it anymore. also worm compost in soil mix bout 20% or less, and ALL my compost is aged at least a year.

[@task2wgu]

This is a great video...thank you so much :)

[@OklahomaGardening]

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[@georgegibson707]

Excellent video

[@OklahomaGardening]

Thanks for tuning in! Happy Gardening!

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[@michaelvangundy226]

Rotate through three different anti-fungal spray mixed with bt powder. Spray every week or after a rain then restart. Start spraying when planted.use malathion as per lable when fruit sets. Or grind hot peppers and spray every week for leaf hoppers and stink bugs. Chlorothalonil (doconil) or sulphur (until 80) copper mancozeb mix before fruit ripens, quadris top early on for anthracnose. If you live in the south you have to spray. If organic spray more often.

[@singhanuchandel9216]

Ok

[@Kusunoky]

thanks for the video like this. I was trying to find one video that shows the tomato diseases.

[@OklahomaGardening]

We're glad it was able to help you! Thanks you for watching!

[@Kusunoky]

you are welcome i enjoy watching your videos;)

[@dinagagno451]

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[@6996katmom]

Love the info you both gave. We planted our tomatoes, then we got 5 inches of rain everyday for a week, then more the week after. The plants looked good then they got dead brown leaves. I heard that you can put down a fungicide in the soil before planting. Will that help? Also, I am going to solarize. Do you think that will help. I am so tired of putting money into the garden and have the plants wither and die, but the tops keep growing and looking good for a while till they all wither and turn brown. Another problem is the leaf-footed bug. I spray them with soapy water and pick them off and drown them in a cup of soapy water. Is there any way to get rid of them? Thanks for any help.

[@waltleon3480]

There's something wrong with my tomato plants are can you guys help me please? Is there anywhere I can send you a photo?

[@thomaswoodall8164]

can you use water stores in copper pot

[@jtq69]

Some sound knowledge from a professor that teaches instead of one that solely researches. Like most professors some are down to earth sharing their knowledge and the others are just arrogant pricks. Dr. Damicone seems pretty down to earth.

[@chriskoch9829]

Love the lizard at 6:26

[@fernandojvalencia8151]

I have 8 plants in a row. 4 are doing great! 4 I think have fursarium wilt! Should i pull them? Need help! Would they kill the healthy plants?

[@TheMsLady4Real]

It's a worm! Saw one on my tomato plants! So whats next for a fall garden, in southwestern louisiana! So i should just scrap or compost my tomato plants?Because I have everything that you are saying is going on except the curling with purple veins! My tomato leaves are curling! But no fruit and at least 5 to 6 large plants , without fruits and maybe a flower or two! What can I do?

[@MediaWhored]

Thanks. I see this is 5 years old but its still helping newbie gardeners. I know that the 2 plants with leaf roll are experiencing Physiological leaf roll And this really messed up 1 has beet curly top virus. QUESTION Should I also toss the soil. It is in a 5 Gallon food grade "Wicking bucket" . Is there any possibility that it can get into the soil ??

[@agustovicente6181]

What kind of variety is that sir maam

[@mademoisellediana5165]

My tomato trees some of the leaves are getting white. Those yellow and turning dry I cut it off. What is the best thing to do to keep my tomatoes healthy? I put water twice a day because summer here.

[@neko.tsukim.m7320]

Hi there I have been searching the cause of my problem.... Ireland based, stared 2 varieties from seed (scatolone and oxheart) I transplanted seedling once, all good. I transplanted them again in single pots over a week ago. The soil is not soaked just humid. Watered from the bottom, they are in the house on the window...they started get their leaves wilted and then dry. I am removing those leaves...the situation is not getting better and the leaves left curl up towards the bottom. The stem is nice and strong and green. No sings of rotting... the roots are not as developed as I'd like them to be... and out of 8 plants all of them are losing lots of foliage with 3 that have barely any left on (in middle small new foliage) ....what can I do...please help...

[@christhomas733]

The tops of my tomato plants are turning yellow and the yellow is moving downward. No bugs, no spots, no mildew. What is this and how can I fix it?

[@EVERYTHING-my7hn]

Please tell drug for physiological rolling leaf

[@tinabrenner6656]

My problem is my tomatoe plants are turning to mush at the base. The plant looks healthy have lots of tomatoes on them the stem starts to turn brown at the base and its mushy like something was inside. We have taken the stem apart looking g for a worm and nothing. What could it be? Please help!

[@1justpara]

Are the fruits still ok to eat? I have no idea what's going on with my plant. It's fruiting and some are now ripening but then the leaf roll started and now the leaves are all turning yellow. It's in a pot.

[@rookcifer1238]

I would like to know the scientific consensus on pruning suckers.

[@VladTheImpalerTepesIII]

Well you won't get it from this guy. He hasn't a clue about much of anything.

[@MsFontleroy]

Lil lizard ran across the garden around 6:27 lol

[@mooshmobile]

I saw it too!!

[@tajnab3923]

Ok!!

[@justbeingme1776]

How do I fix purple leaves on my tomato plants?

[@preciousmetalhead5155]

6:25 the random lizard makes his appearance. 🦎

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[@catfishhunter9642]

@ 6:25 in the video what was that running across the ground? scary looking!!

[@chykcha]

Catfish Hunter Looks like a little lizard. Probably harmless.

[@georgetrimigliozzi9714]

I have a good crop of tomatoes but noticed that some tomatoes have small soft areas on the bottom. I never had this in years in New York now I am gardening in Nevada and last year had two seasons in the Las Vegas area. I would like to know to treat this disease.

[@OklahomaGardening]

We are so sorry to hear that! Here is a quick fact sheet that discusses tomato diseases and their treatments! pods.dasnr.okstate.edu/docushare/dsweb/Get/Document-1323/EPP-7625web.pdf

[@tonyoliva8488]

3 things. Remineralize the soil. Azomite is cheap and affective. Compost. Get your microorganism population up and happy. This is easily done with the compost and a nice mulch layer. Mulch is key to making the microorganisms happy. A soft bottomed tomato is just days away from being a black bottomed tomato. Either you dont have enough calcium or it's not available. If your ph is inbetween 6.4 and 6.8 your perfect. Outside of that range and your going to give the plants problems being able to uptake the calcium. This happens often Nutrient absorption is directly related to your ph. Google nutrient ph absorption chart and you will see the list of macro and micro butrients and the range in which they can be absorbed. Very interesting stuff. To test your soil ph, you must do whats called a slurry test. You can google that as well. Oregons constant gardener has a youtube channel thats helpful with this but there are many videos that can assist you. Good luck

[@greenbandit7500]

That's blossom end rot put some powdered milk around them they are lacking calcium

[@paulrph1]

If it is a brown spot sound like blossom end rot and can be remedied by putting a little gypsum around the plant. It will not affect those that already have it but will protect the next generation. Gypsum is CaSo4 or Calcium sulfate and it is the calcium that fixes the problem.

[@vs3482]

George Trimigliozzi From what I've researched on other videos is a weak solution of Milk, 1 part milk 3 parts water, it works.

[@jamessauerwein6745]

Caught my APARTMENT MAINTENANCE DUDE WATERING MY TOMATOES SUFFERING FROM EARLY BLIGHT

[@paulk5311]

i use a baking soda spray as a preventive against blight but the past two years it seems every time i spray it rains shortly afterwards. i would like to spray once a week to ten days but with all this rain the baking soda gets washed off. they say one to two tablespoons per gallon of water but i am going to stick with one tablespoon. i mixed up some the other day and used two tbs and the very edges of the leaves look to be burnt. naturally within a day or two of spraying it rained even though it was not supposed to. well according to the weather man anyway.

[@siriwantracy1292]

I use baking soda for many things, I will try it on my plants. Thanks

[@buggaboo2707]

Who noticed the lizard? upper right corner 6:23 great vid

[@OklahomaGardening]

Brian Pantalone, good eye! Thanks for tuning in. Happy Gardening!

[@srini3993]

My tomato plants are turning yellow , i have used epsom salt still it is yellow... Pls help with ideas 🙏🙏. Pls refer With organic fertilizer

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[@andrewswan5469]

Try sugar cane mulch that if there is sugar cane available in america

[@Editnamehere]

My leaves are folding followed by wilting and end up dying. All leaves are green with no spots or anything. Any one have an idea?

[@kumkumkhaitan7448]

Good

[@MarcusDelroy]

At least your video show all details

[@OklahomaGardening]

Thanks for watching!

[@sandeeloghulamullah211]

Nice presentation but,it would have been better if all the views of Dr are reproduced under the description to facilitate the viewers gain more and take notes of the expert views Thanks pl.

[@yes350yes]

Still trying to find someone who knows the answer to a problem I have had. In growing domingo plants, on a plant or two I will get tomatoes on the whole plant the size and shape of romas, it normally kicks out big beef tomatoes.

[@rociwillreadforyou]

yes350yes I’m using an aero garden I have a black thumb. I have grown plenty tomatoes.

[@fegolem]

I mail-ordered purple (black) tomato seeds. Most of the full grown plants now have what looks like curly top. I have a mix or cherry and large purple tomato plants. They are making only a few tomatoes so far. I'm very sad and disappointed to see them afflicted.

[@fegolem]

Curiously it looks like the plants have recovered. I also read it may be too much nitrogen that caused the curly/gnarled growth. That has resolved itself.

[@VladTheImpalerTepesIII]

People, including "university experts" say tomatoes are heat-loving plants, but nothing could be further from the truth. Tomato plants in general really only want/need moderate heat. Extended periods (5 days or more) of 85F temps brings problems to tomato plants. Most gardening info/advice, even from "university experts", is complete junk.

[@Isaac-ho8gh]

At least they believe in science than pseudo-bullshit lol

[@Janotes]

Reminds me of the last 5 minutes of the movie "The Godfather" Part 1... When Vito is playing in the tomato Garden with his grandson- you see they have tarps over the plants most likely to shield them from harsh sun.

[@1993alz]

My tomatoes grow throughout our 100 degree summers here in Southwest Florida. Do they thrive? Definitely not, they prefer 80 degrees like it is this time of year but I would still say they like the heat over the cold.

[@richardwilliams3839]

Neem oil helps with most of plant sickness

[@VladTheImpalerTepesIII]

@@richardwilliams3839 Neem oil is a hoax, like weight loss pills.

[@kashioable]

Stay away from negative know-it-all gardeners

[@ICESTORM667]

Flea beettles are a major problem here in Pennsysvaina they spread diesease

[@VladTheImpalerTepesIII]

I never had them

[@nilsyn747]

Last year I had a plant where the leaves turned upside down and never figured it out.

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[@AlClarklikesrocks]

Could I spray a light copper solution on the soil this winter to prevent Fusarium wilt in the spring? I use copper on my fruit trees, I buy it in bulk, powder form from Johny's seeds (Very cost effeciant). Is it true the copper will kill your worms? Thank you.

[@DaveFisher1]

i would have liked to see a response to your questions. :(

[@lawyer1961]

@@DaveFisher1 Me too.

[@Jrock32464]

can you get sick eating the tomatoes with these issues?

[@OklahomaGardening]

Thanks for watching +Josephine Rock! Rarely do the pathogens that infect plants have the same effect on humans. They are safe to eat, however they may not be desirable. Avoid eating moldy or rotten produce though! Great question, and happy gardening!

[@Jrock32464]

ok Thank you because mine have some. Is there somewhere I can send a picture to find out what they might have?

[@OklahomaGardening]

Check out this resource! entoplp.okstate.edu/pddl/services

[@frankflapdapus]

6:25 in the video, I can tell that you will be sick because in the top right corner there is a lizard most probably what the guy hired to look after the tomatoes and they could easily infect the tomatoes.

[@teerak144]

At the video section 6.23 there is a lizard that crawls through the scene.

[@Hagfan789]

If your leaf curl goes away when you water...your plants just need water..This "Expert" didn't know this?

[@iWh15tl3]

My roma tomatoes are doing great...however my beef steak all got diseases.

[@paulrph1]

Look at the disease resistance of the plant. The label will tell what it has. VFN are some things to look for.

[@wilecatrexy]

Did anyone see the lizard scurry across the ground? Haha

[@safickmoulan3438]

What is the solution for this disease

[@OklahomaGardening]

Safick Moulan, Effective control of insects and diseases is imperative in commercial tomato production. Unless specialty varieties are being grown, look for varieties with resistance to Verticillium wilt and Fusarium wilt races 1 and 2 at a minimum. Seed catalogs often code these as VF1,2. Soil insecticide may be applied during soil preparation or in the transplant fertilizer solution to reduce cutworm damage. Scout for fruitworms beginning at the time of initial fruit set. Spray schedules must be developed and maintained. Spreader/sticker materials should be added to all spray solutions to improve leaf and fruit coverage and prevent spray wash off by rain or sprinkle irrigation. Refer to Extension Fact Sheets EPP-7625, EPP-7626, EPP-7627 and Circular E-832 for the most current information. Sprayers-A good sprayer for disease and insect control is essential for growing quality tomatoes. Adequate coverage of the leaf surfaces requires high pressure and several nozzles or high speed air movement to break up the spray material into small particles.

[@richardwilliams3839]

Do u use hydrogen peroxide I heard it’s good

[@trulysurprised-bk7cy]

Get rid of your lower leaves

[@ElderandOakFarm]

I'm pretty sure I have beet curly top virus on about 50% of my tomatoes! 😩 I've never had this issue!?!

[@caniipeopleperson2866]

Same here! Had to replace 2 plants because of it. Hoping to stick out the last plant though, but it's so sad. 😭

[@paulkazjack]

Wow what a hassle growing tomatoes.

[@migueltigrelazo]

They’re actually one of the easier veggies, so I’ve heard.

[@ndayishimiyeeric3540]

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[@esthermontoya8032]

Bctv doesnt effect the fruit nore the seeds !! I mean the plant wont make it but you can still eat the fruit . thats whay i Heard

[@PetaniOrthodox]

Brilian

[@Woody8168]

The bottom leaves emaciate and send nutrients to the fruit. Just how the plants grow.

[@VladTheImpalerTepesIII]

Proof? Citations?

[@Woody8168]

Just grow tomatoes

[@andrewswan5469]

Sorry I think they changed channel on me

[@426superbee4]

i've been plucking the leave off bottom up to 4th roll to the top or 4 rolls down leaving them. THERE DOING EXCELLENT i also been leaving suckers, on em, if they bloom They don't bloom? i snap em off These are ROMA tomato's> been black lighting them at night time > to fine worm ect they glow green or yellow

[@muskanjaiswal6600]

Sir plz hindi video lecture by plant pathology

[@countryside8122]

Funny...isn't copper sulfide used to kill tree roots???

[@demetriuspowell29]

Ive had enough I'm about to use liquid cop tomatoes are very sensitive plants

[@roadwariors7853]

Why im i thinking is Ray Romano !!every body loves tomatos ?

[@OklahomaGardening]

Thanks for tuning in! Happy Gardening!

[@robinrosellegillian2036]

🙊🙊🙊🙊

[@thokozilesibanyoni9247]

Can spider web kill tomato

[@yogeshnishad7094]

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[@odysseasfidanza2498]

you are beautiful Kim

[@brianshissler3263]

His name is John, not Kim.

[@larrysbrain1627]

it would be interesting to see a truly "wild" tomato plant in nature; it's level of productivity and it's ability to withstand disease ???

[@larrysbrain1627]

ha, just did the research... "pimp", or Solanum pimpinellifolium, is the wild ancestor of all modern tomato plants; still found in Peru and Southern Ecuador. Although it has tiny, pea-sized fruits, it can thrive and produce in many various environments and can thwart-off many diseases. It seems that today's tomatoes are weak and sensitive...

[@OklahomaGardening]

Thanks for sharing that information! Happy Gardening!

[@Alfamoto8]

grate info man thanks!

[@mexcanfun4300]

+LARRY'S BRAIN I found one in the mountains behind my house, planted and watered it, it grew fantastic, no disease at all. They now grow wild around my property, to small but tasty. The wild natural tomatoes are very good.

[@didarbains420]

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