Re: [tomato] Spotty Tomatoes
margaret lauterbach (Tomato@GlobalGarden.com)
Tue, 20 Jun 2000 10:34:01 -0600
At 10:50 AM 6/20/2000 EDT, you wrote:
>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
>
If it's small areas, it may be where stink bugs have inserted their
probosces to have a drink. See Mary Louise Flint's "Pests of the Garden and
Small Farm," but I still think you have sunscald. Margaret L