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Hi guys,

Not sure what this is going on with my tomato bushes but this is also happening to my lettuce plants.

I thought it might be some sort of fungal infection so I started spraying with Seasol but it seems to still be spreading even after I have removed infected leaves.

Also, my tomato flowers are flowering and then dying, any reason why?

Thanks for your help in advance.
Cheers,

michael

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I'm not an expert but I'll give some advice from my experiences.

1. the flowers look like some kind of deficiencies. Maybe potassium or calcium. Add seasol to water always works from me.

2. the dying leaves could be a fungus or something however tomato leaves will die naturally, especially the older ones.

3. At our school we had some kind of infection on our tomatoes. Had to pull them all out and wait a while before planting tomatoes again.

Thanks Hawaii,

i have added Seasol to the water and it looks like the spots have stopped (at least for now).

thanks again,

michael.

On your flowers... they look like they aren't getting pollinated.....

with my greenhouse, I hand pollinate and have great success...

jT

I've seen some people use electric toothbrushes to vibrate tomatoe plants to pollinate them. Pretty cool..

Some of the pictures look to me like something has been sprayed that could have burnt the leaves. For example if someone did not measure when mixing the foliar spray, there may have been too much concentrate in the mix, foliar sprays are often quite dilute, so read the label and measure accurately.
Never apply in the heat of the day, I would apply in the evening. I have seen seasol sprayed on the plants here that has burnt the leaves and I can almost guarantee that the person responsible did not measure correctly.
If you think the leaves have a fungal problem then you can use 1 part full cream milk mixed with 9 parts water and spray on leaves to combat issues like powdery mildew. The natural bacteria in milk counteracts the fungus. Reapply after rain or if the problem persists.
Eco-rose also acts the same with the added benefit of encouraging flowering and fruiting. Use as a foliar spray as the plants absorb it through their leaves.