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To: Yaelle; greeneyes
Yaelle:"But the two brandywine, my personal favorite tomato, are both turning completely yellow.
They are in the same area as the others, they are not next to each other,
but just THIS variety has yellowing leaves, it started on the lower leaves but now it’s all the way up."

Sounds like they might have blight or fusariaium wilt, or verticillium wilt; are they growing where other solanacious varieties have been raised ?
You need to be cognizant of what garden varieties, or families have been planted, and where; that's why a home garden crop rotation map is helpful.
For Example :
the 'Solanaceae Family' includes: tomoatos, potatoes, peppers, eggplant; tobacco; and tomatillo.
If plants from the same family are planted in the same area/soil, there is a likelihood of passing a family disease along to the new crop.
By crop rotation, you minimize the possibility of having soil borne disease re-infecting new plants of the same family.(called: cross contamination)
The best online example of crop families that I have found for demonstration is found at Penn State :
https://extension.psu.edu/plant-rotation-in-the-garden-based-on-plant-families

An online example of sequence of garden crop rotation recommendations for the home gardener can be found at :
.. https://www.todayshomeowner.com/vegetable-garden-crop-rotation-made-easy/
This sequence of garden crop rotation maximizes the effectiveness of fertilization, while minimizing the cost,
since different plant types/ families have different fertilization requirements.

91 posted on 05/26/2018 6:38:09 PM PDT by Tilted Irish Kilt
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To: Tilted Irish Kilt

Unfortunately, I cannot rotate my crops as much as I’d like.


92 posted on 05/26/2018 7:00:41 PM PDT by metmom ( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith..)
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To: Tilted Irish Kilt

These two are in a corner of the garden where they will get sun mid day but not all morning. Nothing was planted there before. There are 5 Tom plants there, and the others are not yellowed. There are 4 other toms in a sunnier spot. I actually was picking spots for them a bit protected from the sun because it will get over 100 here for a long time. I’d like to keep getting toms all summer.

Looking at them now I think they aren’t all yellow, just 50% of the leaves. It’s just so noticeable.


97 posted on 05/26/2018 7:20:58 PM PDT by Yaelle
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