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philipfleek
07-26-2008, 05:48 PM
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just pulled this sucker today! going to go with a deer steak and a salad later!
theresa
07-26-2008, 09:03 PM
My tomatoes haven't grown worth crap this year!!!I have used everything, and their green and the size of quarters.:(
leggyarcher
07-26-2008, 09:06 PM
Mine have grown, but they are rotten in the middle.... :( I think we will have to buy some if I want to can any.
pentail
07-26-2008, 09:19 PM
Mine have grown, but they are rotten in the middle.... :( I think we will have to buy some if I want to can any.

leggy,
its called blossom end rot and its caused by a calcium deficiency, fairly common. Go to your local garden store and get a liquid product called "No more end rot", mix it with water and pour it over your plants. it will fix it. happens a lot when tomatos are stressed out from lack of water and hot weather.
leggyarcher
07-26-2008, 10:59 PM
leggy,
its called blossom end rot and its caused by a calcium deficiency, fairly common. Go to your local garden store and get a liquid product called "No more end rot", mix it with water and pour it over your plants. it will fix it. happens a lot when tomatos are stressed out from lack of water and hot weather.


Someone else told me that I could substitute the "no more end rot" mix with epsom salt...??? Around here, everyone has been complaining with the same problem.
pentail
07-27-2008, 08:13 AM
Someone else told me that I could substitute the "no more end rot" mix with epsom salt...??? Around here, everyone has been complaining with the same problem.


epsom salt will help the plants use the calcium that is already there a little more effectively, but it won't work as fast as the liquid.
drakeshooter
07-27-2008, 09:40 AM
Someone else told me that I could substitute the "no more end rot" mix with epsom salt...??? Around here, everyone has been complaining with the same problem.

It is also caused by irregular watering intervals and I'd bet that is as much the culprit as the calcium deficiency. I seem to always have a few with blossom end rot early, then it goes away after I pull a few off. That has been my experience anyway.
barney
07-27-2008, 09:54 PM
It is also caused by irregular watering intervals and I'd bet that is as much the culprit as the calcium deficiency. I seem to always have a few with blossom end rot early, then it goes away after I pull a few off. That has been my experience anyway.
That is true. Its a calcium deficiency, but 99% of the time the reason for the rot is, the plants can't take calcium from the soil if its not in liquid form........so water, water, water! It also happens if the soil becomes water logged, and the root hairs die, this also limits uptake of calcium

From the time fruit sets on my tomatoes.........I irrigate on a regular basis, right now with the plants loaded, I water every day.