Wilting tomato plants is something an organic gardener does not want to see. In just a short period of time a tomato garden can begin to wilt due to various kinds of infection.
Once the Vascular System of your tomato plant has been affected, it is very difficult to for it to recover. In a relatively short period of time, your plant leaves can begin to turn yellow, curl up and droop downward. So what can you do to avoid tomato wilt?
There is a great deal of methods for avoiding tomato wilt. The first thing you can do to endure healthy tomatoes is to plant ones that are wilt-resistant.
Wilt Resistant Tomatoes
Wilt resistant tomatoes are not impervious to wilting, but they are very resistant to wilting. Two very common types of wilting are Fusarium Wilt and Verticillium Wilt. Both types of wilting can devastate a tomato plant.
Selecting a Wilt Resistant Tomato
So how do you go about selecting a wilt resistant for your organic garden? You can always check to see if it is labeled with a V, an F, or a VFN. The ‘V’ stands for Verticillium, the “F” stands for Fusarium, and the “N” for root-knot nematodes. Well-know resistant tomatoes are Neptune, Stupice, Celebrity, Brandywine, and others.
