Black borders on tomato leaves

daigo75 · Rank attained: Hawthorn Tree Joined: 23 Feb 2009 Posts: 63

Hi all,
I noticed today that two plants of tomatoes show a black/yellow border on their leaves (see picture). They are tumbler cherry tomato plants, they stay in a hanging basket and they are exposed to full sun and, in the last days, to a fairly strong wind. Could it be the cause, or is it something else? Thanks.

Belfast · Posted: Sun May 17, 2009 6:52 pm Post subject:

Could be the weather is a little too cold to have tomato out yet.

Liparis · Posted: Sun May 17, 2009 8:47 pm Post subject:

looks like wind-chill to me, but better research other causes to be sure.
Bill.

James Kilkelly · Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 2:02 pm Post subject:

daigo75 the other possibility that slightly resembles your problem is tomato blight.
But it is too early in the year to see this.
So a chilly wind it looks to be.

daigo75 · Rank attained: Hawthorn Tree Joined: 23 Feb 2009 Posts: 63

Thanks all, I will see what I can do. Maybe I should give some shelter to these plants, but, as I said, they are in baskets and my tiny greenhouse is too small for them. I think I should invest in a bigger one... I'd like to have a big polytunnel, but I'm renting the house where I live and it would be money I can't get back. Sad