What's wrong with this tomamto that I planted in a pot? All fruits are disformed and the stem and leaves look weird.
Looks like it could be Catfacing. I can't find anything else that comes close. Everything I've googled about catfacing doesn't mention any problems with the stems and leaves, just the fruit. The causes are cold temps. (below 50), too much nitrogen, and sometimes certain varieties, like beefsteak, are more susceptible. Sorry about your 'maters
I've heard of certain viruses causing deformities of veggies.This looks like it might be something like this.
It certainly looks like some sort of virus which would have been inside the seed Nan. Such a pity as home-grown tomatoes are delicious.
I think if there are nematodes in the soil weird things like this can happen. I would dig it up and burn it so that whatever it is doesn't spread Deanna :-D
Thank you all for your help. I turned to agree with lexxivexx, it's catfacing. I don't even know the word catfacing before. I performed a Google image search and found some catfacing tomato images that look very similar to mine. I bought the plant in May and it was already in bloom. So it is the low tempreture in May that causes this problem. Too much nitrogen may also be the cause. The curly leave is usually the sign of too much nitrogen. I also find the answer during the image search for my last photo. It is blossom end rot, caused by lack of water and calcium, which is a common problem with potted tomato. Although I have a water reservir I still have to water it everyday, I think. Lack of water reduces growth and fruit formation, and insufficient calcium-carrying water flows through the plant will end up blossom end rot. My other tomatos in pot just look fine. So I guess it also depends on the type of tomato you grow. I forgot the name of the tomato. The fruit are red, orange, or yellow when ripen and the taste is unique - very sweet and the flesh is very firm.
These photographs could be of my beefsteak tomatoes. The fruit, leaves and stems all look exactly like these. I also grew some cherry tomatoes and some plum tomatoes which are fine, except that I had a very small crop. I'm in U.K. where we have had a very poor summer. I'm very new to gardening in all its forms but am not as disappointed as I would have been if I hadn't heard that most people have had poor crops also.
Tomatoes with small fruits perform better in cool & cloudy weather. We had a cool and wet summer this year. But fall is unsually much better for plants - hot and dry.
Hi Nan, Last photo is absolutely blossom end rot. Used to think it was from ground contact. Caused by insufficient calcium in the soils and/or insufficient watering. Tomatoes are thirsty critters. In the greenhouse we water often (of course with a timer 6 times a day isn't a problem). If you have good draining soil, water heavy, and in blooming season change fertilizer to high calcium, phosphorus and potassium. Drop nitrogen down to 10 to 25% of the potassium level. Use high nitrogen (30-10-10)until the flowering stage and then slowly over a week or two convert to the fruiting cycle fertilizer (5-20-20). NOTE: the fertilizer mixes you use will depend on whether you are using a time released fertilizer or organics, etc. Best wishes, John
