Tomato Plant Guide

Solanum lycopersicum

Care basics

• watering: Deeply 2-3 times a week, avoid wetting foliage
• sunlight: 6-8 hours direct full sunlight daily
• humidity: 40-70% relative humidity with good airflow
• soil: Rich, well-draining loamy soil with pH 6.2 - 6.8

Documented symptoms and diagnoses

• Tomato Lower Leaf Yellowing

  Frequently triggered by either early nitrogen depletion in heavy-fruiting stages or irregular overwatering choking fine root hairs.

  Symptom: Yellow Leaves

• Tomato Foliar White Spots / Mildew

  Usually powdery mildew or microscopic spider mite stippling where chlorophyll is depleted in microscopic clusters.

  Symptom: White Spots & Powdery Film