Why Are My Tomato Leaves Curling
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http://foodscape.tips/why-are-my-tomato-leaves-curling Why Are My Tomato Leaves Curling? There are lots of reasons why tomato leaves curl. It's been shown that this can happen when your plants are over-watered, but usually this is also accompanied by yellowing of the leaves. This can also indicate that your roots are drowning and not able to dry out. Others say that tomato leaf curl can come from disease, but usually this is also accompanied by spots or some evidence of disease on the plant. In our case the curling leaves are located in the bottom half of the plant and the curled leaves also have a leathery, thick feeling. It is possible that we over-watered, because we had a watering system leak, but that was rectified and we still have curling leaves. A friend of mine took a look at our tomato plants and they said they were having the same problem. They attributed the tomato leaf curling to the hot, dry weather we are having for a sustained period of time. It may be a natural plant defense against to much sun and heat. We are looking forward to the monsoon season which brings "God Water" to the ground and to our plants. I think the nitrogen rich, super-charged rain water may sort some things out with the leaf curl, but we will see, hopefully soon. What do you think is causing the leaf curl? We would love to have you as part of your community if you feel passionate about gardening and self-sufficient lifestyle. Please share this post and video if you found it valuable.
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I'm having the same issue? With half my tomato plants?
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Found your channel and subbed. Like what I see. My best guess based on my experience, and what I tend to believe, is that a plant will curl to protect itself when it can't transpire properly to reduce the amount of leaf exposure and reduce loss of water. IOW, not enough water in a hot environment. The upper leaves are more important to the plant's survival so it starts at the bottom and works it's way up. If you water in the early am and the leaves aren't curled anymore before the heat of the day, that's your issue. If that's not the culprit, it could be any form of stress or disease and that could be many. I'm no expert, but it's my belief sir!
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When damage don't worry be happy
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My guess is wind damage don't worry about it
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some of mine are curling under and some upward????
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Too much fertilizer I think. Also could be irregular watering.
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I am having the same problem with my plants. I just double downed on the water, put a shade over them and in a week they were healthy. I think mine were caused just from the hot dry weather. Although I live close to the Gulf, it still gets a little too dry for them.
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mine where from over watering at 2 ft tall cherry smaller leaves.
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