Hi bunnings team,
Can you please tell what's happening with my plants. My tomatoes growing damaged fruit which has black spots on them.
Can you please tell who is damaging my capsicum plant small capsicum are rotting black big line on them leaves are bitten.
My strawberry isn't growing strawberries only one strawberry in whole season fruit is burnt what's happening with it.
My coriender is 5 weeks old grew from seed.It is very small is it normal for this age or it need something and I saw white fly attacking on it and my mint.
I reported my mint in spring and it's not growing what should I do.
Does neem oil is safe on herbs like coriander and mint or i need to do something else for white fly.
Please have a look at my cucumber plant, what is happening with it. It just grew three cucumbers in all season after flowering,cucumber started to turning yellow and then dried.
Can you please tell me are these green tomatoes good to use.
Should I keep fertilising tomatoes and capsicum. What is good fertiliser for herbs.
I do have Charlie carp and Yates premium tomatoes and vegetable liquid fertiliser or you can tell me if it is not good or i need to swap it with other one. Thanks
Hello @bisma
Looking at your plants, a few different issues are happening at once, mostly a mix of pest pressure, inconsistent pollination, and some nutrient or watering stress. Your tomatoes are showing black spots on the fruit, which looks like blossom end rot or stress-related scarring rather than insect damage. This usually happens from inconsistent watering or a temporary calcium uptake issue. To help, water deeply and consistently, mulch to stabilise moisture, and remove badly affected fruit along with damaged leaves and branches. Green tomatoes are still safe to use if they’re firm and unaffected, but just to be on the safe side if they are infected its best not to consume them.
Your capsicum is showing black lines and rotting small fruits, along with chewed leaves, which is likely a combination of fungal disease such as anthracnose or sunscald, and pests like caterpillars or slugs. Inspect the leaves closely, especially underneath, and remove affected fruits. Neem oil or insecticidal soap can help manage pests, and improving airflow by spacing plants a little can reduce disease pressure. My best advice is to spray under the leaves as well for full coverage.
For your strawberry, low fruit production and burnt fruit are usually caused by poor pollination, excessive heat, or lack of potassium. Lightly hand-pollinating flowers, ensuring the plants receive 4–6 hours of sun while providing potassium-rich fertiliser, can improve fruit set and quality.
Your coriander at five weeks is smaller than expected, likely due to overcrowding, nutrient competition, or sap-sucking whiteflies. Thinning the plants, feeding lightly with liquid fertiliser, and spraying neem oil in the evening (which is safe for herbs like coriander and mint) will help it recover. Your mint is slow growing after repotting, probably from root shock or insufficient water or sun. Keep the soil consistently moist, provide partial sun, and feed lightly every one to two weeks.
The cucumber plant is showing flowers but very few fruits, and the developing cucumbers are yellowing and drying. This is most often due to pollination failure, as cucumbers need both male and female flowers to be pollinated. Hand-pollinating or attracting pollinators like bees can improve fruit production, and consistent watering will help.
Overall, most of these issues are connected to inconsistent watering, pollination problems, and pest pressure. Your current fertilisers, Charlie Carp and Yates Premium Tomato and Vegetable liquid feed, are suitable for your tomatoes, capsicum, and herbs. Continue weekly feeding for fruiting plants and lighter feeding for herbs. Addressing watering, pollination, and pests consistently will help your garden recover and thrive.
If you need further assistance, please let us know.
Eric
Thank you so much Eric for your detailed response about each plant appreciated.
I'll follow your instructions, I hope they will revive again.
Hi @bisma,
One other thing to keep in mind is the growing season for these crops. Tomatoes, capsicum, cucumbers, chillies, and strawberries really perform best when planted early in spring, just after the last frost, so they fruit during summer. Any developing fruit toward the end of summer and into autumn, like you’re seeing now, often struggles to mature, which is why green tomatoes may not ripen as expected.
Starting early and fertilising well gives your plants a head start. You can also consider choosing more advanced seedlings or stock at the beginning of the season to get an earlier and stronger fruiting period.
With the steps Eric suggested and planting timing in mind, your garden should have a much better chance at a productive season next year!
Mitchell
