[PeanutsMom]

I just moved to my first home with a yard and am in thr process of scoping out the way the sun moves across it to select the perfect place for a veggie garden for next year. But right now I have one much loved and anticipated tomato plant in a nice big pot on wheels that I move around the patio to get the best sun. It has been very healthy with lots of buds and at least 6 tomatoes growing right now. All of a sudded some of the leaves are turning yellow. I fed it upon inital planting with an organic tomato food and again when the first flowers came (as per the instructions on the box). Is this normal or is something terrible happening?

oh, and while I'm thinking about it, does anyone know ANYTHING about avocado trees? We've got one in the yard with avocados that seem like they are never going to mature - I read that the don't ripen or become edible until after you pick them but there is a level of maturity they are supposed to reach on the tree. If I pick them now they just turn black - not avocado black but rotton black and spoil.

If I think of it I will try to take some pics. this eve. when I go home, maybe that will help describe.

Thanks.

 

[jmom]

I'm clueless about avocados, but I can tell you that my tomato leaves are turning yellow, too, and it's because I haven't been watering them enough. Plants in pots can dry out more quickly than I expect. Could that be it?

 

[PeanutsMom]

That's actually very likely to be the case. I'm not the best at watering...
I have not idea how to add pictures, so I won't bother with that, but I will try to be more diligent about my watering and see if it improves, or at least stops getting worse.

Thanks and good luck with your tomatoes

 

[MaggiesMom]

Yellow leaves can also be a nutrient deficiency, particularly if the yellow leaves are the older leaves (larger and at the bottom of the plant.) They might need phosphorous. There are several good, organic amendments you can add. Just do a google search for yellow tomato leaves. If that is the problem, you should see improvement within a few days of giving them some K. This may no be the problem though, since K is usually pretty available in the soil unless it is cold, which in LA it shouldn't be. But it is worth looking into.