For several years I dealt with diseases on my tomatoes and realized that they were just too bushy.
Last year I was very aggressive about trimming my plants and no diseases. I grow outdoors.
Considering how many plants you have, it might be worthwhile to take section and trim them heavily.
Thanks man... I think I've realized that definitively, as of today things are looking healthier.
I top every one, tied em down agressively so the canopy was more even and lights could be lowered. Broke a big branch.
I trimmed a ton from the bottom. If the leaf wasn't glowing at least a little when I looked up thru it to the lights, I removed most of those. Most of the yellow ones from the bucket picture. 4 gallons of leaves.
When I started this variety I new the container was too small, I planned to just feed them liquid fertilizer to compensate, but its pretty tough to know when they need it. Fertility meters seem like a joke, and the chemistry sets seem like a pain in the ass... sending off potting soil to be tested seems mad, especially till its mixed together... not gonna pay 8 pots x $35 for a real test.
Anyway, I was feeding Neptune's harvest, really doesn't seem to be doing the trick I am surprised. Plus the drainage is smelly and rotty. I switched to cha ching, first synthetic I've ever used, they seem super happy with it. Think the tomatoes stopped getting bigger for a week or two, it just kept producing more and more tiny ones, some have blossom end rot, some are yellowish, some are hard-core green. 24 hours after cha ching, they all look a bit bigger.
