Why Are My Tomatoes Deformed? (6 Common Causes & Fixes)
Tomatoes will grow deformed due to environmental factors (such as water, temperature, or sunlight), genetic factors, pests, and diseases. Deformed tomatoes may have cracks or splitting, zippering, catfacing, uneven ripening, holes, or spots.
Tomato Plant Problems and How to Fix - Farmers' Almanac
- Blossom End Rot. What it looks like: The tomato plants appear healthy, but as the tomatoes …
- Blossom Drop. What it looks like: Flowers appear on your tomato plants, but they fall off …
- Fruit Cracks. What they look like: Cracks appear on ripe tomatoes, usually in concentric …
- Sunscald. What it looks like: The plants look healthy, and the fruit develops normally. As …
- Poor Fruit Set. What it looks like: You have some flowers but not many tomatoes. The …
8 Reasons Your Tomato Leaves Are Curling (And How to Fix it)
- Under or Over Watering. Incorrect watering is probably the most common reason for tomato …
- Environmental Stress. Environments with excessive heat, sun and wind are the most …
- Over Pruning. Pruning is another goldilocks area with tomatoes. It stresses out your plant, …
- Transplant Shock. If you notice leaf curl in a recently transplanted tomato, the cause is likely …
- Excessive Nitrogen. Choosing the correct fertilizer for different stages of tomato growth …
Look for tomatoes with the resistance letters VF on the plant tag or seed packet, indicating resistance to both verticillium and fusarium wilt. Lookalikes: all the leaf spot diseases and …
tomato leaves deformed & curled #332528 - Extension
Jun 15, 2016 · Hello, My tomato plants were healthy until the weather suddenly turned hot, and then the new leaves started to become all deformed, thick, and curled. I'm hoping it's not a virus!! There is no yellowing or mottled color. …
What's wrong with my plant? - University of Minnesota …
Leaves are mottled with yellow and light green patches. Leaves are misshapen; unusually long and thin like a shoestring or curled and deformed. Fruit have yellow blotches or brown rings. Plants are stunted even when neighboring …
13 Common Tomato Problems & How To Fix Them
Jun 17, 2020 · If your tomatoes appear deformed and the blossom end is rippled and lumpy it could be that pollination happened when temperatures were cool – around 50 -55 degrees F. To avoid this deformation, plant tomatoes a little …
Tomato Leaf Problems: A Visual Guide - You Should …
If you notice dark spots within the yellow areas and the leaves are small and narrow, you might have a zinc deficiency. If young leaves are pale and the growing tips of your tomato plant die, suspect calcium deficiency. Stunted …
Why Are My Tomato Leaves Curling? How To Fix …
When leaves curl or start to become deformed on tomato plants, it can actually be due to a couple of different factors. Thankfully, most of them are actually smaller issues that are quite easy to fix.
15 Common Problems With Garden Grown Tomato …
Oct 3, 2023 · Catfacing is a physiological problem that makes tomato fruits look deformed. This problem is more commonly found in large-fruited varieties. Fruit appears heavily misshapen and parts may ‘scab over’ creating an ugly brown …
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