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Wed, Jul 10, 13 at 13:54
| I noticed two of my Better Bush (pictured below) and one of my Super Steak tomatoes have black bottoms. Should I cull these or leave them? The debris seen on the leaves is just compost that I added yesterday and did a messy job in the process.
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| No that is BER (Blossom End Rot). dave |
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| Thanks. I don't know why it is happening though. From what I've learned, lack of calcium? Doesn't make sense because all of my containered tomato plants are in the same growing mix and have been fed at the same intervals, yet only three fruit on two plants have been affected. Perhaps because they were the first fruits on those particular plants and since my last feeding things have balanced themselves out so newer fruit is not affected? Question remains...do I pick them off and toss them? Or will they ripen and still be edible? |
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- Posted by Donna.in.Sask 2b (My Page) on Wed, Jul 10, 13 at 15:30
| It's from inconsistent watering. The plant isn't lacking calcium, it just isn't able to access it. Personally, I would toss the fruit. |
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| May I piggyback as I just came on here to post the same question? Toss this guy (Beefmaster) or don't worry about it? Thanks njitgrad. |
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| Don't worry about that one, bandie! It's just incomplete/odd pollination, related to or a form of catfacing. Perfectly heathy and edible when ripe. |
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| Yes, definitely get rid of the BER tomatoes asap. No sense wasting anymore plant energy on those. So far you are fortunate with only a 'few.' Examine your tomatoes carefully just in case there are more. I hate it when I don't see it until the tomatoes get big, when I could have tossed them a week ago. |
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| See the FAQ re BER http://faq.gardenweb.com/faq/tomato/ (2nd item on the list) |
Here is a link that might be useful: tomato FAQ
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