Tomatoes, or tomatoes, are rather widespread vegetable culture which cultivation is possible in our weather conditions. To receive tasty and rich harvest, it is necessary to consider that some diseases not only affect leaves and fruits, but also lead of plants to full death.
As a rule, all diseases of tomatoes conditionally are divided into two subgroups: infectious and not parasitic. Special attention should be paid to the first category as pathogenic mushrooms negatively affect growth and cultural development. The phytophthora (brown decay) is known practically to all gardeners and gardeners. It can be called still phytophthora. It is the main disease of tomatoes which quickly enough leads to yield loss. At the first stage the lower leaves begin to become covered by black spots that demonstrates defeat by fungus disputes. Further spots promptly extend on all stalk, passing to fruits. Of course, disease it is necessary to warn as treatment can be ineffective. For this purpose in week after jumping of seedling process it solution of copper vitriol in proportion of 1 grams on 4-liter bucket. Until blossoming it is recommended to spray with solution of epin also. At emergence of the first symptoms of disease immediately process plants the Bordeaux liquid, previously having removed all struck leaves. Do not throw the infected tops of vegetable on the soil for fertilizer at all, it needs to be burned as disputes perfectly remain in the earth and safely strike harvest the next year. White and gray decay of fruits. In this case on tomatoes decay spots begin to appear therefore they fall down from bush. As a rule, excessive watering or density of plantings can be the cause of such disease. It is worth remembering that tomatoes prefer dry weather, watering is carried out seldom (depending on soil drying speed). Viral diseases. One of the most often found diseases of tomatoes is the mosaic which is shown in the form of the alternating light and dark stains on leaves. For prevention it is reasonable to disinfect seeds just before crops, and already planted seedling is processed the skim milk divorced in water in proportion 2:10. Wreckers. The main enemy of tomatoes is garden scoop which gets into pulp of fruits, damaging their integrity. For extermination of various wreckers it is necessary to dig over after harvesting the earth on the maximum depth. It promotes freezing of the soil therefore larvae perish. And until maturing of fruits it is recommended to carry out processing by insecticides.