Reader Questions: Tomatoes Shriveling, Yellow Leaves

By Vanessa Richins

Wendy:

“The top of my tomato plants are shriveling up, but the new growth seems to be a little healthier.
Should I cut the tops off so the bottoms get the nutrients?”

Hi Wendy. How old are your plants? Are they determinate or indeterminate?

I’d want to figure out what is going on with your plant first. Are the leaves turning any color or just shriveling up?

Where is the new growth? Has it been raining a lot? Do you see any signs of insects?

The problem with removing the tops is that this would Read the rest of this entry »