I tried asking on another gardening reddit, with no replies. And it seems I can’t see the link in the pinned blossom end rot thread, as my virus software blocks it. To be honest though, from every picture I’ve seen online, this really doesn’t look like BER?
I have 4 tomato plants, all a different variety, in my raised garden bed. This one (some kind of red beefsteak – I lost the tag), looks super healthy foliage-wise, but the tomatoes are growing in mottled looking and brownish. It’s the only plant with the problem.
When I planted, I put a little bit of granular bone meal and plant food in the hole and mixed it up before transplanting. I water only when needed, but we have had a lot of rain in the past week or two.
Is this some kind of disease, or is it something I’ve done? And can the problem be fixed?
Titoffrito
Take a picture of the whole plant.
RussitGerabaldi
This looks very much like symptoms of tomato spoted wilt virus (TSWV). The virus is transmitted by thrips, it is very common in much of the southern US and California. The fruit of infected plants are safe to eat, but infected plants typically have lower yield and die prematurely.
Tomato varieties with genetic resistance to TSWV are available, and are the best soloution for the home gardener. “Celebrity Plus” is resistant and is a great performer in my garden (I have high TSWV pressure in my area and mostly grow resistant varieties).
dontpretzel
It looks like spotted wilt virus, but I think you would see symptoms on leaves too. Have you noticed any pests?
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I tried asking on another gardening reddit, with no replies. And it seems I can’t see the link in the pinned blossom end rot thread, as my virus software blocks it. To be honest though, from every picture I’ve seen online, this really doesn’t look like BER?
I have 4 tomato plants, all a different variety, in my raised garden bed. This one (some kind of red beefsteak – I lost the tag), looks super healthy foliage-wise, but the tomatoes are growing in mottled looking and brownish. It’s the only plant with the problem.
When I planted, I put a little bit of granular bone meal and plant food in the hole and mixed it up before transplanting. I water only when needed, but we have had a lot of rain in the past week or two.
Is this some kind of disease, or is it something I’ve done? And can the problem be fixed?
Take a picture of the whole plant.
This looks very much like symptoms of tomato spoted wilt virus (TSWV).
The virus is transmitted by thrips, it is very common in much of the southern US and California.
The fruit of infected plants are safe to eat, but infected plants typically have lower yield and die prematurely.
Tomato varieties with genetic resistance to TSWV are available, and are the best soloution for the home gardener.
“Celebrity Plus” is resistant and is a great performer in my garden (I have high TSWV pressure in my area and mostly grow resistant varieties).
It looks like spotted wilt virus, but I think you would see symptoms on leaves too. Have you noticed any pests?