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weeding Peachtree City, GA(Zone 8a) May 15, 2016

Is this some sort of tomato deficiency? I have not seen this on my tomatoes before.

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riceke Snellville, GA(Zone 7b) May 16, 2016

Looks like a frost burn or near frost burn.

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1lisac Liberty Hill, TX(Zone 8a) May 16, 2016

I see a lesion on the stem which makes me think it could be Alternia Stem Canker http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/r783101311.html. It somes on really fast.

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weeding Peachtree City, GA(Zone 8a) May 17, 2016

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I see a lesion on the stem which makes me think it could be Alternia Stem Canker http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/r783101311.html. It somes on really fast.


The spots on the stems is dirt. We have not been cold for weeks now. One of my friends message me today and he thinks it may be a phosphorus deficiency. I did a search and he may be correct.
http://www.tomatodirt.com/phosphorus-deficiency.html

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1lisac Liberty Hill, TX(Zone 8a) May 18, 2016

It could be Im really not sure. I do know Alternia Stem Canker can start on the leaves. Please keep us posted it is very unusual, I'd like to know what it is.

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weeding Peachtree City, GA(Zone 8a) Jun 09, 2016

My friend was correct, it is a phosphorus deficiency. It has recovered,

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1lisac Liberty Hill, TX(Zone 8a) Jun 09, 2016

Great! What did you use to correct it? I've only seen that in areas where it's cold and the plant can't take up phosphorus even tho it's available.

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weeding Peachtree City, GA(Zone 8a) Jun 09, 2016

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Great! What did you use to correct it? I've only seen that in areas where it's cold and the plant can't take up phosphorus even tho it's available.


I added bone meal.

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1lisac Liberty Hill, TX(Zone 8a) Jun 09, 2016

I didn't realize it would work so fast that's good to know. Do you know how or why the prosperous got so low?

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weeding Peachtree City, GA(Zone 8a) Jun 10, 2016

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I didn't realize it would work so fast that's good to know. Do you know how or why the prosperous got so low?


It was a Bonnie's plant. It was planted in one of my raised beds. I had added some fertilizer to the bed but should have completely amended the soil from last year.
The old leaves in the picture were removed and it did not progress any further.

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1lisac Liberty Hill, TX(Zone 8a) Jun 10, 2016

I never completely amend the soil from year to year. You just dispelled the myth that bonemeal takes a long time to breakdown.

Ive only seen this online,in reports never "known" anybody it happened to. It is very interesting and I'm glad you resolved it. : )

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