Is this blight??

[mrsjtc]

Help!??!! What do I do to contain it? Are the tomatos alright to eat if I pull them off and ripen them inside?

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[birthgreeter]

It could be Fusarium-

the difference between blight and Fusarium is:

Blight will have leaves that turn yellow/ brown, but there are brown spots on the leaves that have a brown circle around them, like a bulls eye. This is caused by high temps/humidity and not enough rain, or watering that is not consistent. you can add mulch, to help with the maintaining of moisture in the soil, and it can help prevent the spreading of blight. The tomatoes-I would still eat them.
Fusarium -is a fungi -the stems will turn brown, and that prevents the leaves from getting nourishment. The leaves turn yellow-and finally as they all die, the plant will die too. this plant should be pulled up and burned. Do not put it in the compost pile, don't continue the spores...just throw it out in the trash or burn it.
hope that helps.

[dillonandmarasmom]

Pic of blight:

It doesn't look like it is...but you would probably need to inspect the leaves more closely to look for signs of spots (dark ring with light center).

[birthgreeter]

Opps...forgot to say that blight is also a fungal so if you destroy the plants, be sure that you do not place them in the compost pile either. If you save the tomatoes, and ripen them inside, do not save any of the seeds and plant them.(if you save seeds)

[mrsjtc]

I'll have to look more to see if we have any spots. Maybe it is just another fungus. The rain this year has been intense - SO much. So any fruit that is rotted is obviously garbage but should I be pulling full grown tomatos off the vines and ripening them inside?