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.
Blossom end rot, often called tomato dry rot, afflicts gardeners worldwide. A dry, brown spot develops at the end of a ripening tomato where the tomato blossom had formed and fallen away. In that area, tissues are breaking down due to a lack of the calcium needed for cell formation.