Hi, I am from Czech republic, so my english won’ť be perfect, I am sorry for this.
So, I know that my tomatoes are suffering from Late blight. The other one, It could be maybe Fusarium? And another i believe powdery mildew I will add pics. Could you help me identify diseases?
Question number two: I know that these spores will stay in the soil, but I cant just change place for growing (next year) because I have these diseases everywhere. So what I can do with Soil? I dont want it next year 😡.
by EducationalFee4120
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Personally I always expect my tomato plants to be looking rough this time of year. I always take off old leaves from the bottom, and anything that looks diseased I cut. I find it extends the plants life and health quite a bit.
Also for fall I sometimes put in another second round of tomato plants. I often cut some suckers (branch between a horizontal branch and the stem) and root them in water. After a few weeks, the white hairs on the tomato stem will turn into roots and be ready to plant. Younger plants are much healthier and produce more toward the end of the season.
Correct me if I’m wrong everyone, but I wouldn’t worry about the soil. I think this is just a tomato looking a bit tired and weary. I would be more aggressive in pruning the leaves and branches that don’t look healthy. They aren’t helping at this point anyway!
If it’s late blight it doesn’t stay in the soil. That’s airborne. Same with powdery mildew.
If it’s early blight it does stay in the soil and will effect any If the nightshade plants in that plot.
You can tell which blight it is by whether or not it moves on to the fruits. If they become infected it’s late blight.
To treat, rip up everything. Rake it even then wet it liberally and cover with clear plastic. This allows the sun to bake the soil and kill the organisms and bacteria in it. After a month and a half you should be good. You will need to ammend your soil with new nutriens and bacterial life as it’s dead soil. I reccomend good compost gets brought in and tilled into the soil with new nutrients.
Good luck friend.