tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709694636953135917.post7226176603672354111..comments2024-01-30T09:09:15.694-05:00Comments on Blog of an Ancient Gardener: Tomato Patch: Lemon or Lemonade?Bob Nixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15640977102535139641noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709694636953135917.post-25441415282292471522011-06-24T21:57:27.564-04:002011-06-24T21:57:27.564-04:00Hi, Don. Some varieties tend to curl in hot weath...Hi, Don. Some varieties tend to curl in hot weather--so that may be your Marglobe problem. Another gardener gave me one Big Mama, and it is severely curled but continues to grow and develop fruit. The other gardener says his Big Mamas are curled too--and he is far from asphalt fumes and uses plastic mulch and drip irrigation--so he's chalking it up to "variety." I'll let you know if the Extension comes up with a comprehensive explanation. As for the blisters, there can be many causes, such as edema (too much water for the plant to process) and some viruses, which are beyond me. I suggest you root around at www.hgic.umd.edu/plant diagnostics/veggies to get an idea of possibilities and then give them a call.Bob Nixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15640977102535139641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709694636953135917.post-73578736656835815952011-06-24T07:12:53.561-04:002011-06-24T07:12:53.561-04:00Bob,
Disturbingly, I'm encountering the same i...Bob,<br />Disturbingly, I'm encountering the same issues on some of my tomatoes. My Marglobe is showing the same sort of curled and blistered leaves as your Virginia Sweets and several of my Romas have, in the last 3 days, started producing small shriveled leaves similar to your Defiant. I had no idea that garden pathogens could be transferred through blogs!!<br /><br />Please keep us posted on any explanations you get from the folks at the extension.Don Ortnerhttp://q-leadership.comnoreply@blogger.com