Q&A – Why do my tomatoes and cucumbers wilt and die after three weeks of bearing?
Question:
Why do my tomatoes and cucumbers wilt and die after three weeks of bearing?
Answer:
The tomatoes are being affected by early blight and the cucumbers are being affected by bacterial wilt. UT Extension Agent Celeste Scott says early blight is a fungal disease that causes the tomato leaves to turn yellow, then brown, then die. She talks about several ways to limit early blight. The bacterial wilt on the cucumbers is being vectored - or brought to the plant - by the cucumber beetle. She suggests trying to control the cucumber beetle.
Related Videos:
Tomato Early Blight
Cucumber Bacterial Wilt
Related Resources:
Early Blight of Tomatoes
Early Blight of Tomato
Cucumbers
Container Grown Cucumbers, Zucchini and Squash
Why do my tomatoes and cucumbers wilt and die after three weeks of bearing?
Answer:
The tomatoes are being affected by early blight and the cucumbers are being affected by bacterial wilt. UT Extension Agent Celeste Scott says early blight is a fungal disease that causes the tomato leaves to turn yellow, then brown, then die. She talks about several ways to limit early blight. The bacterial wilt on the cucumbers is being vectored - or brought to the plant - by the cucumber beetle. She suggests trying to control the cucumber beetle.
Related Videos:
Tomato Early Blight
Cucumber Bacterial Wilt
Related Resources:
Early Blight of Tomatoes
Early Blight of Tomato
Cucumbers
Container Grown Cucumbers, Zucchini and Squash