Comments on: Things that go Bump http://tomatolover.com/things-that-go-bump/ Learning to Grow Tomatoes Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:23:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Sally http://tomatolover.com/things-that-go-bump/comment-page-1/#comment-1766 Sally Tue, 02 Aug 2011 18:38:35 +0000 http://tomatolover.com/?p=1682#comment-1766 Hello Lorraine, Sorry to hear you're having problems. It's difficult to do a diagnosis as so many things with plants look like another and aren't related. If the brown wart looking things look like those in my photo then they are probably just the adventitious root and although they look horrible and evil - they are completely harmless and just a natural part of the plant. If that's the case - then I would think your leaves looking brown and mottley are something completely different. We have been having conversations about the fact blight is back in the past week or so - and that shows up on the leaves. On the other hand - sometimes older leaves do get darker and mottley and it's just nothing... when you say the plants don't look good - are there any other things you can see that don't look quite right? That might help to point you in the direction of what it could be.....? Hello Lorraine,
Sorry to hear you’re having problems.
It’s difficult to do a diagnosis as so many things with plants look like another and aren’t related.
If the brown wart looking things look like those in my photo then they are probably just the adventitious root and although they look horrible and evil – they are completely harmless and just a natural part of the plant.
If that’s the case – then I would think your leaves looking brown and mottley are something completely different. We have been having conversations about the fact blight is back in the past week or so – and that shows up on the leaves.
On the other hand – sometimes older leaves do get darker and mottley and it’s just nothing… when you say the plants don’t look good – are there any other things you can see that don’t look quite right? That might help to point you in the direction of what it could be…..?

]]> By: Lorraine Stephens http://tomatolover.com/things-that-go-bump/comment-page-1/#comment-1765 Lorraine Stephens Tue, 02 Aug 2011 18:25:43 +0000 http://tomatolover.com/?p=1682#comment-1765 I have half a dozen tomato plants growing. This is the first time I have grown them outside and for some reason the whole middle section of the plants stem is totally covered in these brown wart looking things, you cant see the stem for them, also the leaves on my plants are brown and mottley, am I looking at it just being roots also, or is it something that I need to be worrying about as the plants dont look good at all. I have half a dozen tomato plants growing. This is the first time I have grown them outside and for some reason the whole middle section of the plants stem is totally covered in these brown wart looking things, you cant see the stem for them, also the leaves on my plants are brown and mottley, am I looking at it just being roots also, or is it something that I need to be worrying about as the plants dont look good at all.

]]> By: Joe Miller http://tomatolover.com/things-that-go-bump/comment-page-1/#comment-928 Joe Miller Sat, 02 Oct 2010 15:05:46 +0000 http://tomatolover.com/?p=1682#comment-928 No, I've seen those before. These are just little white things on the leaves, about the size of an eye of a needle, you can brush them off. Almost like they are eggs of an insect . Thanks, Joe No, I’ve seen those before. These are just little white things on the leaves, about the size of an eye of a needle, you can brush them off. Almost like they are eggs of an insect . Thanks, Joe

]]> By: Sally http://tomatolover.com/things-that-go-bump/comment-page-1/#comment-754 Sally Mon, 09 Aug 2010 07:40:31 +0000 http://tomatolover.com/?p=1682#comment-754 Hello Thanks for stopping by and getting in touch. and glad to have put your mind at rest ! They're very unattractive and so look much more menacing than they turn out to be. Hope your tomatoes continue to thrive with no more false alarms ! Hello
Thanks for stopping by and getting in touch. and glad to have put your mind at rest !
They’re very unattractive and so look much more menacing than they turn out to be. Hope your tomatoes continue to thrive with no more false alarms !

]]> By: K. Forster http://tomatolover.com/things-that-go-bump/comment-page-1/#comment-746 K. Forster Sat, 07 Aug 2010 23:25:41 +0000 http://tomatolover.com/?p=1682#comment-746 Thanks! this is a great photo and the best info I've found on the web regarding this. It's always so hard to identify things that are happening on your plants. I have cucumber bugs attacking my cucumbers and when I saw this on my tomatoes, was very worried. But I'm glad it's nothing bad - thanks again! Thanks! this is a great photo and the best info I’ve found on the web regarding this. It’s always so hard to identify things that are happening on your plants. I have cucumber bugs attacking my cucumbers and when I saw this on my tomatoes, was very worried.

But I’m glad it’s nothing bad – thanks again!

]]> By: Sally http://tomatolover.com/things-that-go-bump/comment-page-1/#comment-425 Sally Wed, 31 Mar 2010 18:46:41 +0000 http://tomatolover.com/?p=1682#comment-425 I'm glad you found the photos clear and useful. They're certainly not pretty ! But adventitious roots are a useful adaptation in a plant and once I had got my head round the fact that 'roots' can grow on 'stems' - it just seemed like another amazing twist of how adaptable nature is ! I’m glad you found the photos clear and useful. They’re certainly not pretty ! But adventitious roots are a useful adaptation in a plant and once I had got my head round the fact that ‘roots’ can grow on ‘stems’ – it just seemed like another amazing twist of how adaptable nature is !

]]> By: Brian http://tomatolover.com/things-that-go-bump/comment-page-1/#comment-424 Brian Tue, 30 Mar 2010 22:42:43 +0000 http://tomatolover.com/?p=1682#comment-424 Thank you for the first decent picture and analysis of how it has affected your plant :) Note: I see these growths half way up some of my plants. Thank you for the first decent picture and analysis of how it has affected your plant :) Note: I see these growths half way up some of my plants.

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