Growing tomatoes need regular maintenance and care of plants. Gardeners wondering what to do when the leaves are twisted at the tomatoes.
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What are the reasons for drying leaves
To solve this problem, you need to understand why it is there. May be several reasons:
- shortage or excess of micronutrients in the soil;
- irregular watering;
- high temperature;
- disease;
- Root damage;
- pests.
What to do if tomato twisted tops?
With a lack or excess of nutrients in the soil is necessary to establish a system of fertilizing. Tomatoes do not like large amounts of organic fertilizers and herbal infusions. It must also be a balance between microelements: lack of potassium, phosphorus, calcium, copper and the excess of nitrogen may lead to a change in the appearance of the leaves. To solve this problem it is necessary to balance the amount of fertilizer used. In this case it is used, for example, potassium monophosphate (1 teaspoon to 12 liters of water).
Leaves begin to roll up and take the shape of the boat with a shortage of moisture. Out of this situation - the normalization of watering. It is necessary to increase the frequency and volume of water.
To reduce water consumption, the tomatoes can turn off the leaves during extreme heat. Usually in this case, in the evening they bloom again. We need to create the shadow of the covering material. Tomatoes should be processed urea (2 tablespoons a bucket of water), and after 2 days - pale solution of potassium permanganate. Plant will return the original appearance after a few days.
tomato diseases
There are several types of diseases of tomatoes:
- Bacterial canker. Plant turns brown and dries up. On stems cracks. Diseased bushes need to be cut, dipped in the copper oxychloride, dry and burn. The composition is prepared by mixing 60 g of preparation with 1 liter of water. Thus the composition of the roots should fill.
- Virus fine-leaved. The plant is not killed, but the crop does not. To get rid of the disease need to spray the bushes with a weak solution of potassium permanganate 1 time in 2 days.
- Fusarium. Leaves wither and curl at the bottom first, slowly reaching the top. On the fruit appears bright patina. The infected plants are required to remove and burn, and healthy spray antifungal.
- Bacteriosis. Tomatoes are poorly developed, have small flowers. They should be destroyed, and the land watered with potassium permanganate.
When transplanting in the open ground can damage the root. In this case, no need to take any special action. Leaves his return appearance after root recover and begin to receive nutrients fully.
Pest Control is spraying the plants to certain drugs. By purchasing them, you should carefully read the instructions, because some are not allowed to spray the bushes with fruit. Harmful chemicals can accumulate in the tomatoes themselves.
Prevention of leaf roll
Some measures will help to prevent the folding leaves of tomato. To protect from the heat will help shade the soil and mulching. Watering is necessary every 3 days or once a week if the soil zamulchirovat. Timely balanced fertilizing plants give all the necessary substances for growth. Important time to detect the presence of pests and diseases and to deal with them properly.
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