David K

WILTING TOMATOES

I just have a hunch here that your tomatoes may not be wilting at all. I base this on the fact that you say you water every day & they are not dry, also (which is encouraging) you say just the top leaves are wilting.

If the top leaves are turning down, this is a sign of good health. If on the other hand the leaves are limp as if they're dieing....we need to be thinking of perhaps a disease called verticillium wilt, which I'm almost sure it isn't.

See if I can find a pic.

What's the weather like in your area?

Gary Hobson wrote (see)

I spoke too soon about not having any rain. There was a second wave of storms about 10 minutes ago. It was chucking it down, with hail-stones. I managed to take this video from my living room window...

http://youtu.be/DXyoYnwf2ZE

Wow! Remarkable video....that's pretty much how it was here at about 10.30am. Power cuts, flash floods, no buses or taxis.

What's the weather like in your area?

This is just over the border in Staffs, Gary.

What's the weather like in your area?

Just experiencing one of the worst thunderstorms I've ever known, it's as black as midnight and the rain is something akin to the tropics.

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Hi, Lorea

As you suggest, I don't think over-watering will be your problem, in fact the conditions seem ideal. Here in the UK sweet peas don't have many insect enemies, but I'm not really familiar of what you have in N Spain.

In view of the fact that your other 2 wigwams are flourishing, I'm inclined to think that there maybe something lacking in the soil.

Try a feeding with a foliar feed of liquid seaweed (hope this is available where you are) this is best used as a tonic and not a regular feed and should be discontinued after they perk up.

Other outside and unlikely causes could be: Pea mosaic virus, powdery mildew, root rot, or herbicide spray drift.

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weejenny wrote (see)

Told you he was your man nothing he doesnt know about sweetpeas.

Flatterer!

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Erm...I take your point folks, but let's be mindful that this poster has only made 3 posts so far and is probably still finding his way around.

Derrick - I think your sweet peas have been over-watered, this leads to root rot and subsequently yellowing of the leaves. It should be borne in mind that sweet peas (and other plants for that matter) just don't need everyday watering on the dull days we've had this year.

There is one other thing it may be and that is magnesium deficiency, although I think this is less likely.

laurel brown spots?

 Good luck with your search.

laurel brown spots?

smortimer0 wrote (see)

HI davidK

THANKS FOR YOUR EPLY. I HAVE LOOKED UP AN IMAGE OF POWDERY MILDEW AND IT DOEN'T LOOK LIKE THAT. THE SPOTS ARE NOT POWDERY AND THEY ARE ABOUT THE SIZE OF A PIN HEADSCATTERED ALL OVER THE LEAF.

ANYBODY GOT ANY MORE IDEAS.

Smortimer....I would urge you to read up on powdery mildew, the spores turn brown (as you describe) when they die, so it's quite likely they are not powdery.

laurel brown spots?

Hi, Smortimer - I'm almost sure this will be powdery mildew...and yes, it thrives in wet weather.

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