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10 Mar 16, Dave McGinlay (Australia - temperate climate)

I have an amazing Roma Tomato plant that is now in it;s third flowering & has produced over 200 tomatoes over the past 18 months(I just trim off the dead foliage) Lately some of the fruit has a very small round hole in them & when cut open reveals a heap of tiny eggs. Could this be some kind of wasp.? I am picking them a bit earlier now as the culprit can;t seem to put a hole in them if they are slightly unripe. Regards Dave McGinlay

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15 Mar 16, Jacqueline Comber (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Sounds very much like fruit fly...we can't grow in Sumner because of these.

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08 Feb 16, Max (Australia - temperate climate)

my Oxheart tomatoes have worms inside them but no entry point how is this possible. It's frustrating as I'm throwing out a lot. Is there something I can do to avoid this /

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09 Feb 16, Cecile (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)

If I remember correctly, moths lay their eggs in the flowers of the tomato plant, so as the fruit develops from the flower, the eggs mature inside the growing tomato

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29 Jan 16, Robyn (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Should I pick the flowers off my tomato plants while the plants are still small?

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28 Apr 16, Tania (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Hi Robyn. Picking off the flowers while the plant is still young gives more energy to the roots and leaves. i always pick off the first two trusses to allow for more branching.

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10 Jan 16, Jenny (Australia - temperate climate)

I am growing my first tomato Beefsteak or something like that can anyone tell me why do the leaves fold in or curl inwards ?? Is this because of too much water ??

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11 Apr 16, Digger1 (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Sounds like unhappy roots. Roots need oxygen (tiny spaces between soil particles), so heavy soils (clays) or excessive watering can cause leaf curl. Both of these limit available oxygen.

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20 Jan 16, Natalie (Australia - temperate climate)

when i have an issue with tomato plant leaves I bag the leaf and take to the a garden centre, they tell me whats happening. i then go home and look on internet for a natural DIY(DO IT YOURSELF) solution. it works a treat.

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12 Jan 16, AnnonRabbit (Australia - temperate climate)

I also have this problem and was also wondering the same thing!

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