Re: Curling Tomato Leaves
- Subject: Re: Curling Tomato Leaves
- From: N*
- Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2001 21:37:31 +0800
- Resent-date: Sat, 15 Dec 2001 05:31:25 -0800
- Resent-from: v*@eskimo.com
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Thanks Laythss. I will have to wait and see if they produce!Will keep you
guys posted!
----- Original Message -----
From: laythss <laythss@yahoo.com>
To: <veggie-list@eskimo.com>
Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2001 9:21 AM
Subject: Re: Curling Tomato Leaves
> Nesa,
>
> Same here, I have had tomatoes curl, yet still produce wonderful tomatoes
> because of water stress. My reason is because of the different kinds of
soil
> in my garden patch. Some is somewhat sandy and other spots are all clay.
> Since I used the same amount of drippers on all plants some got water
> stressed. If you are using drip lines you have three choices (my guess):
> 1- Add more drippers to the ones that are curling
> 2- Try to make sure that the soil is the same (subsoil also) for the
curling
> ones and the non curling ones, by adding sand to loosen up some of the
more
> clay like soil
> 3- If they produce just leave them as they are and usually tomatoes
produce
> better under stress.
>
> Layth
>
