Mostly sunny. Warmer. Highs 62 to 70 above 6000 feet to 69 to 74 below 6000 feet. Areas of winds northwest 15 to 25 mph. Gusts to 40 mph...Becoming 35 mph in the afternoon.
Many gardeners have been puzzled by the sudden wilting and death of tomato plants. Possible causes of wilting include lack of water, vascular wilts, tomato spotted wilt virus, walnut toxicity, or stalk borers. Tomato plants require approximately 1 inch of water per week.
1 If tomatoes are planted close to walnut trees or related species including butternut and pecan, a chemical (juglone) released by these trees will induce wilting of tomatoes. 2  Waterlogged soil. 3  Sometimes when a soil gets waterlogged and the soil temperatures are high, it causes wilting of the plant.y tomato leaves are dying from the bottom of the plant up. One likely cause is early blight. Early blight is a fungus that attacks the tomato leaves and fruit beginning in June in Missouri. A distinguishing characteristic of early blight is the lesions on the leaves and stems.