How to Identify Tomato FUSARIUM WILT (and what to do next) || Black Gumbo

I had fusarium wilt in my soil 20 years ago, and I stopped growing tomatoes in the soil and switched to pots only. For about 10 years I just used bagged potting soil and washed the pots at the end of the season with dilute bleach. There are other plants like beans & cucurbits that get fusarium as well, so don't plant those in that soil. I now work hard to improve the soil microbiome with worms and biochar and compost, and haven't seen the wilt come back. 💚

that was great info i did not know about this great stuff..gotta love the hybrids

I had that happen a couple of years ago, I lost quite a few plants, it’s a hard blow to take!

Thanks so much for showing Fusarium Wilt. I'm eager to learn about more about diseases and what to do for them. So sorry you lost some tomatoes!

Excellent instructional video, I learned a lot. Thank you.

I have learned so much from your videos! Thank you for sharing.

That is the first video I've seen that tells you how to definitively identify fusarium. I think that what's wrong with my Paul Robeson (other plants, both heirloom and hybrid, look fine).

I've been wondering if this is the problem on one of my tomatoes that's been looking wilty ever since it got humid. It does have the darker areas on the stem. I just kept thinking, well I'll bump it up again, or see if it lives long enough to put in the ground, but this video is a wake up call. If yours were put in the ground and never got better, i need to stop my wishful thinking and not waste my soil. :(

Good video, very informative. Helpful. Please don't forget get to sterilise your pocket knife

Perfect timing as I’m in my garden. Amish paste never do well for me in Texas. Your tomatoes are SO much bigger than mine. I’m way north by the Oklahoma border.

Thanks Scott, I never heard of that before.

Thanks for explaining. I always wondered what that was.

How frustrating and disappointing! Thanks for showing and explaining! The rest are stunning! I'm still waiting for warmth to come to my garden.

Thanks for the information- good video as always.

My first year with EDOX was a fail but I tried it again thanks to your recommendation. Having great success this year. Thank you for recommending.

Great information 🌻

Thanks for this very informative video. I am north of Houston & haven’t had an issue with Amish Paste (they are actually one of my best producers!) but have had a wilt issue this year in a localized area. I pulled a jalapeño plant & 2 Ukrainian Purple tomato plants. I’m going to check the stem of the UP tonight before I burn it. I haven’t tried this, but a friend who is a large commercial cut flower farmer told me in the industry they often steam soil to kill off diseases/fungal issues that are soil born. With our TX humidity & heat I wonder if solarizing could yield a similar result.

Hi. Garlic kills bad fungus, but not good fungus. Try using fresh garlic water or garlic powder on your soil.

I followed the instructions on fermenting cabbage; it was fantastic.

i had issues last year because we had a cool and wet summer.