Does tomato wilt affect other plants? Can you eat the fruit off the tomatoes plants?

We have huge plants, in a small garden space. My tomatoes are showing signs of wilt, but perk up after rain. I noticed my cucumbers and some of my yellow squash and zucchini are not growing after they form and begin to rot. Can I save my plants? My herbs in the same small bed are doing great. What can I do to prevent this from returning next year. (already know about purchasing resistant tomatoe plants, but what else??)

Does tomato wilt affect other plants? Can you eat the fruit off the tomatoes plants?
Your tomatoes could have blight or wiIt. I would buy Dragoon dust with copper and sprinkle by package directions. My tomatoes has had leaves dyeing on the bottom of plants this year, and the tomatoes have been smaller then usual, but the fruit is delicious.
Reply:Tomato plants need about 1.5 - 2 feet of space radious between them. They need plenty of room to grow. The package of seeds for each plant that you have will have directions on how far apart they need to be, and how to obtain good fruit, etc. Cucumbers need about 3.5-4 feet between each plant. The soil and the fertilizer you use makes a big difference as well. A good soil, fertilizer, and spacing will make or break how your plants grow, and maintenence as well. They only need about 1 - 1.5 inches of water a week as well, depending on how much rain you get as well. Herbs are a total different world on spacing. They can grow close together and survive well. Most vegetables, especially tomatoes and cucumbers need plenty of space between. As far as the bottom wilting and the top doing well, and if you are harvesting the vegetables, they will be fine as long as they ripen as they should, etc.
Reply:Your zucchini and squash are probably not being pollinating. What looks like a baby squash is part of the female flower and not really a squash until it has been pollinated. When pollination does not occur...the "baby squash" rots. Try hand pollinating.





If your tomatoes perk up after a rain..that means they wanted water. Water them regularly.