tomato leaves are turning brownaround the bottom of the plants?

Answer 1

If they are just at the bottom of the plant and just turning brown and dry, it's probably normal. All plants lose some leaves during the growth cycle. Leaves have a finite lifespan, and they will turn brown and dry up after a certain point in time. If there are other symptoms, like no tomatoes growing or plants looking generally unhealthy, it may be a disease. Tomato blight is really common, although some types of tomatoes are resistant. Remove the brown leaves and throw them away in the garbage. If they are infected with blight or some other plant disease, leaving them in the garden could spread the disease. If you have enough room, don't plant your tomatoes in the same place each year, because the disease spores can remain in the soil and infect the plants next year, too. Good luck!

Answer 2

Could be tomato blight. I have about 25 plants, four or five different varieties, all doing well but one of them has the blight. Not certain what causes it but when you are shopping for plants to put in, some of the Hy-breds talk about blight resistance.

Not certain there is anything you can do once it gets started other than removing the leaves that have browned.

Good luck

Answer 3

You could have "bloom rot". have you been planting tomatoes in the same spot each season? That will cause it also...

Answer 4

I'm not an expert but 2 things
# 1. Too much water
#2. Something sprayed on them (that's what happened to mine)

Answer 5

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