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Wilting tomato plant, spots on squash

HellfireFarm

HellfireFarm

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Got a couple problems with the non-peppers this year. Weird one is I have ONE tomato plant wilting badly. No discolorations or the like, just wilting, so it's probably not fusarium or verticillium. The more perplexing thing is that it's between two other tomato plants, in the same planter, that are doing just fine!
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They ARE different varieties - the wilting one is Early Girl, the other two are Better boy and some cherry variety. So maybe something EG is susceptible to? I have no ideas and it looks like it doesn't have very long to fix.

Second issue - my squash (zucchini) have spotting all over the leaves. They're growing fine and generally healthy otherwise, and producing way more than we can eat. But I lost them all last year & want to avoid that this year!
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Sometimes there can be underground issues with the root system, like grubs feasting, nematodes, etc. I've seen people post here about those types of issues before. I particularly remember someone posting about grubs where there was one plant singled out, like your situation. If they're recent transplants, I have the odd plant sometimes that takes longer to establish than the rest, which wilts and needs a little extra attention for while. Just some ideas.
 
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Not that recent - about 6 weeks. It was doing better than the one to the left (not in the picture) for a while then this started happening within the last week or so.

As mentioned, they're in the same bed so it seems odd that only the one plant is being affected. Looks even worse today.
 
HellfireFarm said:
Second issue - my squash (zucchini) have spotting all over the leaves
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I currently have the same issue with a Passiflora. I applied a foliar spray of NPK nutrients in the morning, thinking it would be cloudy all day, but it was sunny instead and a few days later most of its leafs looked like your squash leafs.
 
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As mentioned, they're in the same bed so it seems odd that only the one plant is being affected. Looks even worse today.
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Yep. That was the idea behind something affecting the roots - that the condition appears isolated to a single plant among others. The posts I remember were like this, and when the plant was eventually pulled up there were some grubs among its roots. Also, moles can tunnel through undermining the root structure, etc. - I've had that happen, but I saw definite signs of mole activity. One might expect a pathogen or broader infestation to transfer and affect the plants more generally, but mechanical damage to the roots could cause an isolated affect. Again, just a thought. I'm sure there are many different things that could cause this. I hope it recovers!
 
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I have seen possible sign of moles so I guess it could be that. If so probably just a matter of time until the other two are affected.

Pretty sure it's beyond saving - new pic one day later
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ahayastani said:
I currently have the same issue with a Passiflora. I applied a foliar spray of NPK nutrients in the morning, thinking it would be cloudy all day, but it was sunny instead and a few days later most of its leafs looked like your squash leafs.
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I applied a fungicide after I started seeing this, but nothing prior. Do you think it's from damp leaves though? We've had a few spells of rain and high humidity.
 
I pulled the tomato. This is definitely a problem - this is all I found of the root system

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When I planted it, the hole was at least a foot deep and it was all the way to the bottom. What happened to the rest of it?

As for the squash, I don't think it's droplets like you're saying, but I also won't rule it out. I guess just keep an eye on it for now.
 
Root knot nematodes might be something to consider. I don't notice galling and what you have seems pretty aggressive, so maybe more of a possibility than a probability. They are a problem in NC though and they do mess with tomato roots and cause wilting. info

Really a bummer that it seems to be spreading to the others.
 
HellfireFarm said:
I have seen possible sign of moles so I guess it could be that. If so probably just a matter of time until the other two are affected.

Pretty sure it's beyond saving - new pic one day later
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If you have seen signs of moles, it could actually be voles, which is a different pest and unlike the mole it is a herbivore and will eat roots until sometimes the plants topple over. I had this very problem when I lived up north.
 
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