Tomoatoes formed well but now the plants are wilting,?

Question

Plants doing well but now show signs of wilting, all new compost this year as same happened last year, we took out mast of soil/compost last year & treated for vine weavil in case it was that,==no sign of that though.Pulled a plant out last night & got a long white worm looking grub,we looked it up & was some kind of moth worm???.tonight we pulled oout another & found wire worm, Can we treat plant with fruit on ,if so ,what shoiuld we do,.

Answer 1

these worms are fine, don't worry about them, they will only eat the leaves. However you must cut off any stalks/leaves that DO NOT HAVE fruits on them. This allows the fruits to get all the ater and the sunlight for ripening

Answer 2

You didn't mention watering.  Too much or too little water will cause wilting.  If it has been dry, I'd water well.  If you have watered a lot, stop now.  As for letting the sun get to the tomatoes, that's a no-no.  The sun will only scald the tomato.  One of the things you want is for the plant to have enough foliage to shield the tomatoes as they grow and ripen so that they don't scald.  It's too late this year for this next suggestion, but make sure you are planting resistant varieties.  Fusarium wilt is a disease of tomatoes that will make them look like they need water.  

Good luck.

Answer 3

Next year put your chemicals in the ground....and a ring of slug and snail trail aroung 15'' out from the plant.....and I do powder my plants early for bug problems........I don't powder something like lettuce............all killers on put ins the soil and sometimes layered........so it really doesn't touch the seed....I got away from tomatoes......but they are all close to the same.....take care of them at planting......and you've got it made............work the soil a little bit and give those worms a little shot of juice(something they don't like).......good luck

Answer 4

I do not tamper with chemicals on plants, but I am extra cautious. Check your local gardening market, and see if they have some organic products. The grubs got to it, most likely. If tomatoes are still being yielded, the plant is alright in condition, but probably will not make it the whole summer.

Answer 5

Sounds like you need a bird feeder in the back yard! We feed our birds one week...the next week they eat all the bugs they can find in our yarden, then we feed them again to keep them coming back. I see the birds out there feeding their baby's and we rarely find bugs! GO ORGANIC!