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| Hello All! I suspect that this is the beginning of BER on my Black Krim but I'm not an expert like some of you. The pic is not the clearest however you can see what I'm talking about. I have about 9 fruits and 4-5 have this on the bottom. If it is BER, any suggestions?? Any help is ALWAYS appreciated! |
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| Not BER, that is catfacing. Looks weird but the fruit is fully edible. YOu can Google catfacing in tomatoes but it is basically caused by cool temp at the time of pollination. Dave |
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| Dave is correct, as usual. A couple of my Black Krims looked just like yours, but were still absolutely delicious when they ripened... |
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| Hard to tell from the picture. If the spot feels hard to touch then it is cat facing but it it feels soft then it is BER. IMO |
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- Posted by missingtheobvious Blue Ridge 7a (My Page) on Sat, Jun 28, 14 at 1:57
| Obviously catfacing. |
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| Look at the picture below. Not all defects are qualified to ba labeled "catfacing" . |
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- Posted by DBrown2351 5 (My Page) on Sat, Jun 28, 14 at 7:59
| Classic examples of catfacing. Had that one year when we had a very late temperature dive in early June with nights in the 40s . |
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| Not all defects are qualified to ba labeled "catfacing" . No one said that all defects are labeled catfacing. But when it is catfacing it should be called catfacing and not confused by calling it something else. In catfacing the main color is the same ( green, red) But defect would not change color: Catfacing is often accompanied by discoloration of the surrounding tissue. It is still catfacing and is not BER. Dave |
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- Posted by Mstorms2672 NJ z7 (My Page) on Sat, Jun 28, 14 at 21:53
| Thank you everyone! The areas are hard not soft. If the end result of catfacing is still delicious tomatoes then I'm satisfied. It's all I really wanted to know. Great tasting tomatoes is and always will be my ultimate goal. |
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