Food and Drink Tomatoes and 2,4-D

Stewie · 06-15-2013, 02:07 PM

OK, all you gardeners, I have an issue.

My neighbor's tomato plants have leaves that are curled and the plants don't appear to be growing as they should.

I sprayed for weeds (2,4-D) about three weeks ago when there was no wind and he asked me about that. I said, yes, I did, but I don't see how your plants were affected by my spraying when mine were not. My tomatoes are much closer to the area I was spraying and they're healthy as can be.

Now, come to find out, he planted his tomatoes in the mud about six weeks ago and we had significant rain and cold weather since then. This scenario will also produce curled leaves and slower growth.

As a reference, my plants were within about 20' of where I was spraying, his are more than 100' away. (I was very careful about what I was doing.)

Another issue is he has some plants that are really healthy within the plants that are suffering. It all makes no sense to me.

Any ideas?

06-15-2013, 02:07 PM	Topic Starter
Stewie MVP Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: West of the Equator Casino cash: $1929901	Tomatoes and 2,4-D OK, all you gardeners, I have an issue. My neighbor's tomato plants have leaves that are curled and the plants don't appear to be growing as they should. I sprayed for weeds (2,4-D) about three weeks ago when there was no wind and he asked me about that. I said, yes, I did, but I don't see how your plants were affected by my spraying when mine were not. My tomatoes are much closer to the area I was spraying and they're healthy as can be. Now, come to find out, he planted his tomatoes in the mud about six weeks ago and we had significant rain and cold weather since then. This scenario will also produce curled leaves and slower growth. As a reference, my plants were within about 20' of where I was spraying, his are more than 100' away. (I was very careful about what I was doing.) Another issue is he has some plants that are really healthy within the plants that are suffering. It all makes no sense to me. Any ideas?
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