My tomato plants have never looked better until a day ago when just like two others I planted, they just looked like they grew into something that is causing them to die. There is no discoloration; the color is perfect. I had two other plants in the same spot that when only a foot and a half tall fell ill. I left that spot empty and removed the soil, but these plants are huge, full of tomatoes, but now are just wilting away. It's like they just gave up.
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Do the roots look normal? Could be nematodes eating away at them (you'll see knuckles or knots on the roots). Or could be a virus or fungus carried by other insects (I think you'll see leaf or stem damage if so. Wilting starts at the newest leaves with a fungus, and the oldest with a bacterial infection.) So disappointing when nature has her way some times. Try try again! :-)
It almost sounds like your ground has root knot disease that is caused by a small bug in the soil. They get on the plants roots and attach to the roots of the plants. As they grow the knots on the roots grow and suck all the life out of the plants.
Most wilting problems come from to much or to little water. Also the second reason is bacteria disease, this can be caused by nature, or soil issues , insects.
Tomatoes, like apples, are plants that are highly cultivated and interbred so they are just not very resilient.
A trick is to grow tomatoes in different soil, or different spaces of your garden, so as to avoid root rot or other common pests.
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