Last year, I planted tomatoes and peppers in close proximity to a huge climbing rose bush. I am an experienced gardener, and have never had trouble with tomatoes before. My rose bush got black spot, and several days later, my tomatoes started to wilt and drop leaves.....just coincidence???/ does anyone know if a rose bush with black spot (which will not kill the rose) will kill a tomato plant????? Thanks...
2007-05-15 17:18:39 · 6 answers · asked by C Shannon 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
i don't think it will! maybe it just got too much water! if ur roses have blackspot theres a great product out now that will solve the problem and keep new ones from forming! i use it and it's absolutly a god-send! i would've never of thought about planting roses without using this stuff! follow the link below and check it out! it can be found at ur local walmart or lowes!
2007-05-15 17:24:25 · answer #1 · answered by Robert 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it might have been Verticillium Wilt on your tomatoes. It is a soil borne fungus that clogs the plants water transport. The plant wilts and dies. Heirloom tomatoes are very prone to these diseases so there has been a resurgence of the pathogen since their popularity has increased. Also tomato cultivars with resistence are being attacked by fungi capable of overcoming the resistance in many popular tomato varieties
Verticillium & fusarium can effect one side first I have lost branches in my vine maple from this.
While Rose black spot is a fungus, Diplocarpon rosae, I have never heard of it infecting another genus, it is host specific to members of the rose family. The soil and other factors favored fungal disease in both cases but different diseases.
2007-05-15 22:45:18 · answer #2 · answered by gardengallivant 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, black spot will kill tomaotes fast as you experienced. Also, the ground where you had your tomatoes planted may be retaining the disease. Tomatoes should be rotated every year anyhow but I sure would not plant them in the same spot this year. Also, when your do plant, mulch heavily under the tomatoes to prevent blight carried in the soil. The mulch will prevent the dirt from getting on the leaves and starting blight.
2007-05-16 07:06:30 · answer #3 · answered by juncogirl3 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Newspaper is a great insulation for a rose bush or tomato, particularly in case you upload a plastic rubbish bag. make certain to eliminate those while the temperature returns to a level above freezing so the plant can breathe, get solar and stay away from any mould growth. I genuinely have achieved my early plantings in packing containers this year, so i will pull them into the storage on undesirable nights.
2016-11-23 16:28:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In short....yes, it will. Never plant vegetables next to roses. A very good combination is tomatoes and marigolds! Or marigolds in any extra little spots in your vegetable garden! Insects HATE marigolds and my tomatoes and beans have had much better yields since I started doing this.
2007-05-15 17:28:14 · answer #5 · answered by baba_oriley728 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the answer is yes they will fight each other for needed nutrients in the soil, and you never plant vegetables next to other plants, because of the chemicals in non-organic fertilizers, unless you like your tomatoes to taste like dirt!!!
2007-05-15 20:02:44 · answer #6 · answered by Robert 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋