I still not satisfied with the state of my Tomato Plants. There are leafs on different plants concerning me. Overall i think all of them go slightly in the same direction of growth. Also most of them have hanging leafs. I thought maybe too much water?
by Nexitis
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Those are pretty typical tomato leaves for a plant that’s growing outside. Tomatoes were bred to produce delicious and/or abundant fruit, not to have pretty foliage. They will be fine.
I wouldn’t worry. These plants look pretty good to me.
“Too much water” is one of the top 2 tomato myths (pruning “suckers” is #1). I grow both hydroponically and in soil and my starts that have been sitting in water their entire life are about twice the size and going nuts compared to their soil-grown brethren.
Using heavy poor draining soil and/or growing in containers with poor drainage is a real issue related to watering, but in that case, the issue is having poorly oxygenated roots, not too much water. That isn’t what is going on here anyway.
I personally don’t see anything particularly concerning in and of these photos. The issues all seem to be on older lower leaves with some physical damage. These are the leaves that were formed under lower light conditions and usually are pretty wimpy. Tomato plants aren’t like houseplants that are grown for consistent robust follage. It is common for older leaves to get banged up and have issues. Usually, these are pruned off when you pot up or plant the tomatoes.
If anything, the plants look like they might be ready for a light application of water soluable fertilizer and go ahead and pinch off the damaged lower leaves if they bother you.