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<blockquote data-quote="CottageFarm" data-source="post: 1151415" data-attributes="member: 16552"><p>Sorry, but it still looks like disease to me. The tomato looks like blight, which is primarily fungal. </p><p>I'm not as familiar with peppers, but the dark areas encircling the stems, and that they are dying from the root up are also indicative of disease. I did a very quick search and based on what I found, I'd say it's also likely to be fungal. Your overly wet conditions are the primary contributing factor. </p><p></p><p>Cut off the diseased leaves on the tomato. Same with the one surviving pepper. Remove the dead plants. Burn or bag all of this, do not compost it. Treat liberally with a fungicide spray, and retreat in a couple of weeks if your're still within the harvest period for the specific fungicide. They just might survive, but I would still try to get replacement plants. Do not plant them in the same place, your soil is contaminated now. It may have been there before as well. Plant brassicas or legumes in that area for the next several years, but not nightshades or cucurbits. </p><p>FWIW, Try to spray when pollinators are not around, there are concerns that fungicides may be a problem for bees. It's not yet proven, but still worthwhile to reduce exposure.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CottageFarm, post: 1151415, member: 16552"] Sorry, but it still looks like disease to me. The tomato looks like blight, which is primarily fungal. I'm not as familiar with peppers, but the dark areas encircling the stems, and that they are dying from the root up are also indicative of disease. I did a very quick search and based on what I found, I'd say it's also likely to be fungal. Your overly wet conditions are the primary contributing factor. Cut off the diseased leaves on the tomato. Same with the one surviving pepper. Remove the dead plants. Burn or bag all of this, do not compost it. Treat liberally with a fungicide spray, and retreat in a couple of weeks if your're still within the harvest period for the specific fungicide. They just might survive, but I would still try to get replacement plants. Do not plant them in the same place, your soil is contaminated now. It may have been there before as well. Plant brassicas or legumes in that area for the next several years, but not nightshades or cucurbits. FWIW, Try to spray when pollinators are not around, there are concerns that fungicides may be a problem for bees. It's not yet proven, but still worthwhile to reduce exposure. [/QUOTE]
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