---
title: "Help! My first garden - tomato plant is getting these spots on the…"
description: "Help! My first garden - tomato plant is getting these spots on the stem and the bottom leaves are turning yellow - what can I do?"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64acbd19ecec590c4ba6282d"
community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Cobknocker"
published: "2023-07-11T02:23:21.841Z"
language: "en"
image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/QhnHfV7rgBm1F9ujXZD7b9bg3RYDot1qBzf4U_Pc7FE/05a9aee3ecab4d589a022d782a9aea76.webp?size=large"
---

[Community](https://getplanta.com/community.md) / [Pests, diseases and problems](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ.md)

# Help! My first garden - tomato plant is getting these spots on the…

_Posted by Cobknocker on 2023-07-11_

Help! My first garden - tomato plant is getting these spots on the stem and the bottom leaves are turning yellow - what can I do?

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/QhnHfV7rgBm1F9ujXZD7b9bg3RYDot1qBzf4U_Pc7FE/05a9aee3ecab4d589a022d782a9aea76.webp?size=large)

## 1 comment

### Gigglzngreenz commented on 2023-07-11

Could be too much water. Yellow bottom leaves are a tell tale sign.

---

_Source: the Planta community (https://getplanta.com). Reading is open to everyone. To post, comment and like, get the Planta app: https://getplanta.com/download_