What is the common disease of tomatoes?
The two most common bacterial diseases of tomatoes in a home garden are bacterial spot and bacterial speck. The bacteria overwinter on crop residue and are seed-borne. Bacterial Wilt (Pseudomonas solanacearum): This is one of the most serious diseases of tomato crop. Relatively high soil moisture and soil temperature favour disease development.Early blight This is a common disease of tomato occurring on the foliage at any stage of the growth. The fungus attacks the foliage causing characteristic leaf spots and blight. Early blight is first observed on the plants as small, black lesions mostly on the older foliage.
How to cure tomato plant diseases?
Leaf diseases like Leaf Spot, Early Blight and Late Blight can’t be cured but they can be managed and even prevented. The key to maintaining healthy tomatoes is to check on them daily and remove spotted and diseased leaves. Using preventative sprays like baking soda or wettable sulfur can help you manage disease aw. To create a solution that prevents and treats disease, add a heaping tablespoon of baking soda, a teaspoon of vegetable oil, and a small amount of mild soap to a gallon of water and spray the tomato plants with this solution. This needs to be reapplied regularly to maintain its efficiency.Never use dish soap. It contains de-greaser which desiccated (dried out) your plant. Not only that, dish soap does not have the long chain fatty acids that kill pests. Use insecticidal soap from a store or use unscented, dye free castile soap to make your own blend.Dish Soap Spray A homemade soap spray is an easy way to manage the small, soft-bodied pests that attack tomato plants, like aphids and spider mites. To make a dish soap spray, dissolve one tablespoon of a mild, pure dish soap in a quart of water.