Re: [CH] Roma tomato rot question
zebcook@rcn.com
Wed, 16 Jul 2003 12:48:20 -0400
Definitely sounds like blossom end rot. But before you go out
spreading lime or lose time waiting for a soil test, just
start watering on a regular schedule and be watchful of
stressing your plants. While calcium is the cause, most often
uneven watering is the trigger, especially when the plants are
growing fast. Going too long without a watering or going
though a series of hot, windy days when the plants lose a lot
of water stresses the plant's ability to do all those things
like take up calcium at an even rate. The deficiency strikes
the fruit and the next thing you know you've got blossom rot.
Most of the time, attention to watering will get you through
the problem.
Out of lurk,
David "Zeb" Cook