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Banadoura · April 28, 2018

A quick update on this issue applies

I have scoured the net to find pictures of tomato plants showing similar symptoms to my plants with no success.

I know that it's a fungus but unable to zero in on the disease. Today, I believe I finally cracked it so this update might hopefully help someone else who goes through the same thing in the future.

My issue was not damping off because the roots are healthy and stems are thickening. It was not soil borne, it was air borne.

Here's how my leaves look now:

The fungus causing this is black mold. It is that simple.

Today I discovered that ALL my windows on this floor had black mold, this explains the whole scenario. I should've looked earlier at this room but it was repainted and renovated just last summer.

The spores were sitting right next to the plants and happily enjoying themselves. I cleaned up everything on this floor today. My next test is to buy healthy plants and add them to the mix to see what will happen.

April 28, 2018	#67
Banadoura Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Laval, Quebec - Zone 5B Posts: 144	A quick update on this issue applies I have scoured the net to find pictures of tomato plants showing similar symptoms to my plants with no success. I know that it's a fungus but unable to zero in on the disease. Today, I believe I finally cracked it so this update might hopefully help someone else who goes through the same thing in the future. My issue was not damping off because the roots are healthy and stems are thickening. It was not soil borne, it was air borne. Here's how my leaves look now: The fungus causing this is black mold. It is that simple. Today I discovered that ALL my windows on this floor had black mold, this explains the whole scenario. I should've looked earlier at this room but it was repainted and renovated just last summer. The spores were sitting right next to the plants and happily enjoying themselves. I cleaned up everything on this floor today. My next test is to buy healthy plants and add them to the mix to see what will happen.