If your tomato plants are wilting, don't fret, they can recover – I've grown tomatoes for decades and know the 5 most common causes, and how to fix them

Organic red tomatoes growing on a tomato plant in a vegetable garden.

Gardeners globally love growing tomatoes. While you look forward to harvesting juicy, ripe, tasty tomatoes, the signs of your plants wilting may be a jolt to the system. But tomato plants wilting doesn’t always mean disaster, and, a lot of the time, they can quickly recover.

There can be several reasons why tomato plants wilt, including issues with watering, weather conditions, pests, and diseases. Some are more worrying than others. A quick diagnosis is important, as is acting fast to combat issues and potentially prevent them from spreading from plant to plant.