Growing tomatoes takes a lot of work, but the first juicy fruit makes it worthwhile. One of the most common problems is tomato plants wilting. There are a number of reasons for a drooping tomato plant, some easy are easy to fix and others have no effective treatment. Keep reading while we take a look at wilting tomato plants. Reason for Wilted Leaves on Tomatoes Soil borne diseases such as Fusarium wilt, bacterial wilt and Phytophthora infect the stems or roots of the plant effectively damning up the flow of water. A common problem in tomatoes, these diseases often begin with one or two wilting branches. As the disease progresses the entire plant wilts. Interestingly, wilt in infected plants is most severe in the early stages of the disease. This leads gardeners to suspect that the plant needs more water, which then helps the disease spread. In these cases of […]
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