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Symptoms
Possible Causes
Possible Cures
Drying Young Plants
Fertilizer burn
Mix fertilizer thoroughly with soil
Disease (damping-off)
Treat seed; don't over-water
Stunted plants pale to yellow
Low soil fertility
Soil test for fertilizer recommendations.
Low soil pH (too acid)
Soil test for lime recommendations.
Poor soil drainage
Drain and add organic matter.
Shallow or compacted
Soil
Plow deeper.
Insects or diseases
Identify and use control Measures
Nematodes
Soil test for treatment recommendations.
Stunted plants  purplish color
Low temperature
Plant at recommended time.
Lack of phosphorus
Add phosphorus fertilizer.
Holes in leaves
Insects
Identify and use control measures.
Hail
Be thankful it was not worse.
Spots, molds, darkened areas on
leaves and stems
Disease
Identify, spray or dust, use resistant varieties.
Chemical burn
Use recommended chemical at recommended rate.
Fertilizer burn
Keep fertilizer off plants.
Wilting plants
Dry soil
Irrigate if possible
Excess water in soil
Drain.
Nematodes
Soil test for treatment recommendations.
Disease
Use resistant varieties if possible.
Weak, spindly plants
Too much shade
Remove shade or move plants to sunny spot.
Too much water
Plants too thick
Seed at recommended rate.
Too much nitrogen
Avoid excess fertilization
Failure to set fruit
High temperature
Follow recommended planting time.
Low temperature
Follow recommended planting time.
Too much nitrogen
Avoid excess fertilization.
Insects
Identify and use control measures.
Tomato leaf curl
Heavy pruning in
hot weather
Don't
Disease
Identify and use control measures.
Dry brown to black rot on blossom end of tomato
Low soil calcium
Add liming material.
Extremely dry soil
Irrigate.
Misshapen tomatoes
(catfacing)
Cool weather during
Blooming
Plant at recommended time.
Abnormal leaves and growth
2, 4-D weed killer
Don't use sprayer that has previously applied 2, 4-D.
Don't allow spray to drift to garden.
Virus disease
Remove infected plants to prevent spreading. Control insects that transmit.
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