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title: "A portion of my tomato plant’s stem is turning light brown. The top…"
description: "A portion of my tomato plant’s stem is turning light brown. The top and base are still green. Any ideas on what this could be caused by?"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/x8_aVt91R1-MU6xd79uMKQ/Ws7u0yvBlAFebJqzFAsaHM"
community: "Edible Gardening"
author: "Abi’s Plants"
published: "2025-03-23T17:29:43.344223Z"
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# A portion of my tomato plant’s stem is turning light brown. The top…

_Posted by Abi’s Plants on 2025-03-23_

A portion of my tomato plant’s stem is turning light brown. The top and base are still green. Any ideas on what this could be caused by?

![Attachment 1 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/2WFccCgUmfeNW9z4PmDZGyzZGGtYPhlYIdioOc46pFw/G4vQN7oCQxyd8BU4IfJgFw.webp?size=large)

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## 2 comments

### Sunny commented on 2025-03-23

It could be corking which happens on some plants. Could it be bruised from the plant strap?

### Abi’s Plants commented on 2025-03-23

I thought it could have been bruised from the staking but it was on the opposite side, the part not up against the stake so I wasn’t sure!

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