In the initial stages, early blight will cause dark brown (or black) spots on the leaves of the plants (starting from the leaves at the bottom of the plants).Īfter some time, the affected leaves will turn yellow and either dry up or fall off the plant. When a tomato is affected by late blight, the entire plant along with its fruits can be destroyed in only a few days from the first symptoms. The evolution of late blight is much quicker than the one of early blight. It’s pretty easy to identify if your plants have been affected by early or late blight. The late blight is caused by Phytophthora infestans, a microorganism which prefer moist and cool environments.
At first, I thought I’m facing with the blossom end rot, but the tomato fruit didn’t have the rot at the bottom, but to the stem that kept the tomato fruit attached to the plant.įinally, I saw a photo that matched exactly the symptoms my tomatoes had and I found out that my veggies are facing the tomato a disease called “early blight”.Īfter the research on what’s causing this disease, which are the initial symptoms and the treatment, I decided to write this tiny guide.ĭisclosure: This page contains affiliate links. I first looked for images that resembled the characteristics of the affected tomatoes. I didn’t know the name of the disease so I started to seek for an answer using Google.
#EARLY BLIGHT ON TOMATOES HOW TO#
I never had this problem with my tomatoes before, so it was an issue I didn’t know how to handle.Īt the time I was able to identify the source of the problem, it was too late to treat the plants with an antifungal. This year, my tomatoes were struck by early blight.
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