Tomato Blight?

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What's happening to my Nebraska Wedding tomatoes? Is this some sort of weird blight brought on by bad juju?

The only pests in my tent are the occasional fungal gnat.


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Looks like blossom end rot. But, the leaves look poorly too. Try a fan and ventilation. Fungus gnats eat the roots but, I did not think they would damage large plants. Pull off those leaves.
 

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Hmmm... Could be my humidity level is too elevated for the tomatoes as they call that out for the blight. Could be too much nitrogen, which could certainly be the case as I did do some serious N addition in the early fruiting stage. Could also be a calcium deficiency, but I don't know about that.

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Hmmm... Could be my humidity level is too elevated for the tomatoes as they call that out for the blight. Could be too much nitrogen, which could certainly be the case as I did do some serious N addition in the early fruiting stage. Could also be a calcium deficiency, but I don't know about that.

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I was also thinking calcium. I use limestone in the garden when squash have blossom end rot. Watered in it seems to work right away.
 

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Can you release some of the moisture or is it still too cold outside? If it is blight you will have to get new sterile soil and sterilize your tomato cages. I dip them in bleach and water in a trash can.
 

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I was also thinking calcium. I use limestone in the garden when squash have blossom end rot. Watered in it seems to work right away.

In what form do you disperse it? There a brand you prefer?

Can you release some of the moisture or is it still too cold outside? If it is blight you will have to get new sterile soil and sterilize your tomato cages. I dip them in bleach and water in a trash can.

If it's humidity it's localized, due to the peppers, spinach, basil, other tomato plant and the bromeliad all in close proximity to it. However, I have a constant negative pressure in the tent and run a dehumidifier in the same room.

Not sure where the blight would have come from since I literally cleaned all my pots and my tent from the ground up with hydrogen peroxide and vinegar in January, but weirder things have happened :)

I think the battle of what smells worse: hydrogen peroxide and vinegar or bleach is a toss up.
 

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In what form do you disperse it? There a brand you prefer?



If it's humidity it's localized, due to the peppers, spinach, basil, other tomato plant and the bromeliad all in close proximity to it. However, I have a constant negative pressure in the tent and run a dehumidifier in the same room.

Not sure where the blight would have come from since I literally cleaned all my pots and my tent from the ground up with hydrogen peroxide and vinegar in January, but weirder things have happened :)

I think the battle of what smells worse: hydrogen peroxide and vinegar or bleach is a toss up.
Lime is a yearly additive for us. My husband likes the peletized it is easier to spread and dissolves more quickly. Any brand will probably do. He buys whatever is on sale. I do not know if they all contain calcium- I would think so but, check the label. Who knows where any blight comes from. It is spread by the wind. A few years back every tomato in Massachusetts and surrounding states were hit with blight. Came from big box store plants, supposedly. I always grow manny types and be sure I have a few disease resistant varieties as the heirloom will be the first to perish.Maybe a spray of baking soda or mil will help. I would remove the leaves and tomatoes already effected. Have you grown the same variety in your greenhouse before?
 

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Thanks @catjac1975 . No, this is the first time growing this variety. Last winter I grew Desters, and though it was a struggle, since they're indeterminate, I had a high yield. I also grew Silvery For Tree, but it varied in yield and viable fruit.
 

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