tomato leaves curling
Hi all,
Last year, the leaves of all of my tomatoes started to curl up and gradually fade and die, and by the end of the season, every last plant looked awful, well just about dead really. Although they weren't. There were never any black/brown spots, so I assumed it couldn't be blight. It didn't stop them producing a bumper crop of wonderful tomatoes, so it wasn't a disaster - variety was Tigerella. This year, I am growing them in big pots rather than the poly-tunnel border and it's a different variety - Alicante. The leaf-curl is just starting again on a couple of plants. The leaves are a healthy green (at the moment), but all scrunched-up. I am feeding and watering as recommended for tomatoes in pots, and the rest of them are in blooming health at the moment. This also happened at my old home in my small greenhouse, so I assume it's a common problem. What is it? And will it eventually affect my crop if I don't stop it? Can I stop it? Thanks for your thoughts.
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