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grandpa
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my nice tomato plants have leaves curling up, and right behind the bloom (even some of the tomatoes) are pinching off-seems the plants are very brittle..Have about a 100 plants and this seems to be spreading weather lots of rain,wind temperatures up and down typical missouri weather.
need help
Plants: 1 | From: Blue Springs mo | Registered: Jun 2004  |  Seeded: 68.86.155.27
obywan59
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My Rodale Press Garden Problem Solver says that blossom drop is an environmental problem and to try spraying with liquid seaweed. Liquid seaweed contains micronutrients that increase plants resistance to various problems. Maxicrop is one brand name.

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Terry

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Plants: 1370 | From: Copper Hill, Virginia | Registered: Apr 2004  |  Seeded: 65.130.84.10
   

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