Tomato questions

One of my tomato plant's leaves look very withered and crinkly. I read somewhere that this could be caused by overwatering but I treat it the same as all the others, which have no problem. Is this something to worry about and if so, what's the remedy?



Another plant has only grown to half the size of the others and looks a bit poorly with some yellowing leaves.



Any ideas how I can rejuvenate it?

Thanks

 

Have these plants had the vaguest contact with weedkiller?
just a thought.

 

Two other things can also cause that sort of problem.
A lawn weed & feed bag left open or something that has petrol in it.
The fumes from either can affect growth on tomatoes

 

Gosh no, nowhere near any weedkiller! No petrol either.

 

Have you used manure of any kind?

 

No, just watered sparingly when required.... oh well, I guess I'll just hope it pulls through.

 

Hi there

It's now August 11 and I have a lot of green tomatoes and some that are ripening but still a lot of flowers near the tops of the plants. Am I right in saying that I should cut these off in order to focus the palnt on existing fruits as they have no chance now of fruiting and/or ripening before the season ends?

 

It'll largely depend on your local climate and location as to how long your season is @Neil1961, as well as how you're growing them - ie outdoors or undercover.
I tend to stop mine around now, and did most of them last week, because any existing flowers that have already started fruiting, or will become fruit in the next couple of weeks, will have enough time to ripen, or can be removed and brought into the house. Any new buds won't have enough time, so they're all removed. Mine are undercover.
It's one of those things that's variable though, and you may find some will ripen no problem, and some simply won't. The weather and temps can fluctuate a lot through this month and next, so it's probably better to stop them now, or soon, to ensure decent crops, but you can always try doing some and leaving others.
It's never an exact science, especially with the changing climactic conditions

 

Thanks for that.

I'm growing under glass in the south-west of England. Last year everything ripened so much earlier, I guess because of the dreadful summer we've had this year.

I shall follow your advice then, wait a couple of weeks and then remove flowers that haven't set fruit yet, right?

 

It's very difficult to be exact about these things. My toms are later, largely because they were smaller when I put them in the gr'house, and that's because it was such a mild winter here, so they didn't have the amount of heat indoors, and therefore the size, before they were able to go out there.
It's been a much more normal summer here too, with heat earlier in the season [May] and generally cooler weather through June/July, rather than the high temps we had last year and the year before.
This is where it's all about judging timing, and why it's difficult to be precise about it.
I have plenty of fruit, but they're a few weeks later than normal due to that later start with their size. If autumn is as mild as last year [that was unusual again for here] then I can leave them out there, but if it's more 'normal', then they'll come into the house around end of Sept. 2 months is about the average for them to flower and produce ripe fruit.
It may also depend on the varieties you have. It's probably better to err on the cautious side, but, as I said, you may want to experiment depending on how many plants you have.

 

Don't know if its my imagination but sure our tomatoes are coming to the end of their fruiting season. They are in a greenhouse and have been laden with fruits. Eaten load and bagfulls in the freezer. I'm sure in previous years they have gone on for much longer.

 

Mine are just fully ripening. They are an orange variety so I've wasted a few tasting them to see if they were ripe.Dark orange = ripe. Now I know