Sometimes tomato leaves curl.
In this article, we will tell you what this is connected with and what can be done.
Why do tomato leaves curl
The edges of the leaves curl upward - stress from heat or wind. Curling of leaves, mainly when new and deformed, is often a disease or insect pest.
Leaves curl when tomatoes dry out in a greenhouse due to lack of water.
Trying to retain moisture, the process of leaf curling begins.
Plants can also regulate the size of their stomata, small holes on the surface of leaves through which they transpire water. This can also cause the leaves to curl.
At very high temperatures, tomatoes do not do well. In this case, the leaves curl, as in this way the plant tries to prevent moisture loss.
With regular and abundant watering, the leaves gradually begin to even out.
If the problem is a lack of soil nutrition, then other signs will appear - thickening of the stem and spots on the leaves.
To give the plant enough nutrition, you need to use the right fertilizer - it should be low in nitrogen and high in phosphorus and potassium - these are the elements the plant needs most.
Preliminary application of ash, among other things, will help normalize the acidity of the soil so that tomatoes can better absorb phosphorus, a deficiency of which can also cause leaves to curl.
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