I’ve got several plants near this one and this is the only one that is wilting. The temps have been dropping to the 40’s at night but that doesn’t explain why this is the only one that is struggling. I have inspected for pests but I can’t discern any problems. Just dead, wilting leaves, no mold. The buds, even on the good plants, still have three or four weeks to go. I took a few samples to check out the trichomes and they are predominately clear with a few milky heads and a few amber colored ones. All plants get the same water, sunlight and fertilizer.
I don’t know if I should harvest this one with the others in four weeks or dispose of it.
Look at root zone.
If it’s brown and melted get it as far as you can from the rest. Every once in a while I get a tomato plant that does that and if ignored it spreads.
Lots of things look like that and they are all bad..
Ok I have had tomatoes do this for 34 years. Mostly wetter falls
One was a family of mice/volls that made light housekeeping next to the roots and died.
Several have been overspill from local farms one of which has a crappy farmer who lets his field go sour and does not clean it up in a timely manner. Poor drainage sets up several pathogenic blights my way.
It is the reason I decided outside would not work without major investments
That was my guess. This particular plant is over my leech field. My soil is all sand because I live on 400,000,000 year old beach front property. The ocean is now 300 miles away. Anyway, I was thinking maybe the roots hit an air pocket?
Do you think it’s root ball area could be too hot? I know in my yard, the grass burns up over the leach lines. We have brown stripes in our grass where the lines run.
That’s odd, what y’all eating
My leech lines are the greenest best looking grasses on the property
Once I figured out the woman had the garden half over a leech we moved the garden. But all plants was growing great.
Yeah, up north our leach lines would be the greener spots in the yard. Here in the hot ass South, it’s green over the septic area, but the lines…brown. Maybe because there’s only two of us and its all gas in the lines…
We have gotten a lot of rain lately but, I have seven other plants within five feet of this one and they are all doing fine. Whatever it is, I think it is isolated to this one plant. Moles? Root eating critters?
It may be worth more investigation. Not much to lose on that plant, maybe pull up and look at the roots. Look for signs of root nematodes, larvae that may be eating the roots, or just plain root rot. I’d be interested to see the roots just for a learning tool While you’re at it, you can do a soil slurry test and check out the soil ph.
While you’re at it, you can do a soil slurry test and check out the soil ph.