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Why have my tomatoes gone like this?

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tothelefttotheleft · 13/10/2024 14:06

Some are going funny at the top?

Why have my tomatoes gone like this?
Why have my tomatoes gone like this?
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bluecomputerscreen · 13/10/2024 14:07

it's too dark and cold for them now.
take off all good ones now and take them inside to ripen.

wheretoyougonow · 13/10/2024 14:24

Definitely too cold for them now. It's been such an odd year for plants. One of my tomato plants did amazing and the other one just died.

tothelefttotheleft · 13/10/2024 14:28

Have taken the ones without the marks on and put them on a windowsill. Thankyou.

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tothelefttotheleft · 13/10/2024 14:30

Is it the same for the peppers?

Why have my tomatoes gone like this?
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70isaLimitNotaTarget · 13/10/2024 14:31

Yes mine are like this , first time I've grown them, I have a few in a bowl now but there are some I will bring in the either ripen or roast and freeze for soup .
The manky ones will be a shame but next year I'll be more prepared ,

Talkinpeace · 13/10/2024 14:35

My tomatoes and peppers live in a polytunnel. They are feeling the cold so outdoor ones have probably had it by now.

MereDintofPandiculation · 13/10/2024 19:24

tothelefttotheleft · 13/10/2024 14:30

Is it the same for the peppers?

Bring them indoors if you can.

Littlebelina · 13/10/2024 19:30

That could be a touch of blight on Toms as well. So don't be surprised if the ones you bring in suddenly go funny as well (if they don't they are fine to eat). It's too cold as well, if you bring the peppers in it might help prolong their life

Fridayfederica · 13/10/2024 21:56

They have blight, it’s a common disease on tomatoes. You need to get rid of the plants asap so reduce the fungal build up that can remain in the soil for a long time and impact future years crops if the conditions are right.

RosesAndHellebores · 13/10/2024 22:00

Notwithstanding the fact it's October, that looks like tomato blight. Dig them out and burn them.

MereDintofPandiculation · 14/10/2024 09:04

@RosesAndHellebores Why “notwithstanding that it’s October “?

RosesAndHellebores · 14/10/2024 12:24

The temperature. We've had two frosts already in the SE.

MereDintofPandiculation · 14/10/2024 19:00

RosesAndHellebores · 14/10/2024 12:24

The temperature. We've had two frosts already in the SE.

Does blight not usually happen when it’s cold, then?

MereDintofPandiculation · 15/10/2024 09:10

Sorry to persist. My tomatoes are in a greenhouse, so they stay healthy during the summer. Then in October stems go brown/grey in patches, which I’ve always assumed is blight. But your “notwithstanding that it’s October” suggests you don’t expect blight in October.

olderbutwiser · 15/10/2024 09:14

Blight. Blight needs consistent warmth and humidity to get started (I think at lease 10 degrees day and night) so you generally first see/hear about it in August/September. But once it’s around it’s around and will keep spreading through your tomatoes whatever the weather (in my experience).

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