Re: [tomato] Spotty Tomatoes
DannoMusic@aol.com (Tomato@GlobalGarden.com)
Tue, 20 Jun 2000 11:29:50 EDT
Sunscald makes white blistery lesions on the tomato and happens when the
foliage is too sparse to shade the tomatoes or gets rearranged in such a way
that the fruits are exposed to the sun. Does that sound like what is going
on?
--Michael
In a message dated 6/20/00 10:56:17 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
RValent876@aol.com writes:
> I have an assortment of tomatoes and they seem to do very well in the early
> spring, but as summer progresses, the fruit develops white blotchy spots
> under the skin. The spots can sometimes cover large areas, are very
tough,
> and seem to cause early deterioration of the fruit. It affects all
> varieties
> except the cherry. Has anyone seen this problem before and know the cause
> and a solution?
>
> Richard V.
> Northern Florida
>