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Old 18-07-2010, 05:26 PM
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Hello there! I'm growing various types of tomato in a polytunnel and outside. I've just been to have a look at one of our tumbling toms and the poor bugger has a problem. I really hope it's not blight but I'm wondering if the humid weather we've had could make that a possibility. Leaves on the tumbling tom are affected and the tomatoes themselves aren't as nice and smooth as they should be. I'd say very minor scarring.
I've attached photos so you can have a look! Possibly we've neglected them and they've either had too much or too little water... I'm not sure. Please help! Tomatoes are our main crop!
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Old 19-07-2010, 07:49 PM
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Hi SophiePickle

Doesnt look like blight to me. I would also say its just a tad early. Cool, wet weather encourages the development of the fungus after a hot dry spell so if you have just had it hot and muggy then I wouldnt worry too much and put it down to lack of water and general lack of TLC. If you see dark marks on the stems on your outdoor ones then I would panic
The scaring could be something called odema which is when the plants get too hot and close their stoma to avoid loosing too much water, but then you water them and the roots are taking up more water than the than the now closed stoma can get rid of it so the plants form corky scales and distorted leaf growth. Very common on geranuins..... Boils down to regular watering, little and often.....
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