If you just planted tomatoes, then after a while you may notice that at the seedlings of the tomato leaves are twisted and the buds deteriorate. Remember that tomatoes are rather capricious plants that require particularly strict adherence to the rules for their maintenance. Even with minimal non-compliance with these rules, fruits and leaves will signal you about their deplorable state.
To date, the question of why the leaves of a tomato twist is a concern for many gardeners. But, as it turned out, there are more than enough reasons for this. The most important of them is excessive enthusiasm for nitrogen fertilizers, infusion of herbs and organic matter with a sharp lack of zinc, potassium and phosphorus. In this case, it is important to introduce complex fertilizers, such as potassium monophosphate or solution, as well as to balance plant nutrition according to the rules.
In addition, when you apply a lot of insufficiently decayed slurry or dung, the ammonia released can cause superficial necrotic damage to the fetus or burns to the leaves.
Also, the reason why the tomato leaves twist can be a violation of the humidity and temperature conditions. Raising the temperature to 35 ° C enhances the process of respiration of the tomato, resulting in a rapid breakdown of nutrients, although the accumulation and assimilation of these substances at the same time drops sharply. Due to starvation, the leaves of a tomato are twisted. A particular danger to the plant occurs if the roots are located in the cold, and the upper part experiences high temperature stress.
You can relieve stress by treating the leaves of tomatoes with urea, and after about 2 days, sprinkle the leaves with potassium permanganate, which must be diluted to the color of ledum and treated with a solution of the leaves. After a few days, you will notice that the tops are straightened.
Intensive watering, excessive pinching or pinching can also be the reason why tomato leaves twist. Such twisting can occur in the middle of the growing season. It usually begins with the lower leaves and gradually spreads to the apex. Leaves crumble easily, become dense and somewhat hard to the touch. With strong twisting, plant flowers often fall.
If you are sure that the plants are provided with the correct wet and temperature conditions and proper nutrition, but don’t understand why the leaves twist in the tomato, then maybe the bacterial infection that spreads when planting with seeds became the cause. We want to assure you that it will not be possible to cure this disease, but it can be slightly suspended by the special systemic drug Avixil.
Last tip: in order to avoid unpleasant situations in the cultivation of tomatoes, from the beginning of the season we recommend that you strictly follow agricultural practices, properly prepare the seeds before sowing, use fertilizers with micronutrients for fertilizing and carry out preventive measures in the first half of the summer to combat the most common diseases and pests. Only in this case, tomatoes will please you with a healthy and good harvest!