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I had Sausage tomatoes this year. Out of all 6 varieties the the Sausage was the only ones with BER.
Three varieties in the same row, 5 varieties in the same bed & the two Sausage tomatoes had BER.
I think it is the Sausage variety, not the soil, heat or water.
I am going to try them next year with bone meal, if I do not get 1/2 good fruit, then they are gone for good.
When you speak of rotting could you please share with us where the rot is on the fruits for there are several pathogens that can cause what's called spots and rots on the fruits.
Is it at the blossom end and you see a leathery lesion which sometimes turns black when the area is invaded by normal fungi from the air?
Or is is splits in the fruits along the sides or elsewhere that start oozing white stuff?
Or do you see fruits that look like bags of water that are swollen?
Anything you can share with us about this rotting of the fruits can help/
What also can help is if you tell us if you're growing inground or in containers and if inground how far apart are the plants b'c in your zone 8 if plants are too close there's lack of air circulation which really can cause fungal infections of the fruits and also the foliage.
Carolyn
Optimal tomato ripening temperatures are around 20-25 degrees C (68-77 f. Anything above or below somewhat slows that process, eventually stopping it if the temperatures go too high or too low. I've had my Suncherry Premiums stay orangish while our temps were around 95+ f. When it came down to around 79, they picked up the nice red color they're supposed to have - tomatoes cannot produce lycopene (which gives them red color) nor carotene when temps are above 85 f.
Our black cherries are very slow this year too. They were well behind many longer day varities...not sure why....but it was the entire plant that seemed in slow motion. They have kicked it in gear lately, but we will certainly be having a reduced crop compared to what we have been used to with the them.
Our favorite tomato, we have been growing it for years:)
The most simple solution is to pick the tomato as soon as you see color change. Why keep it on the vine where it is vulnerable to just such an attack. Unless you have birds in on your counter, it would ripen just as well in there. The birds live, and you get to eat your tomato.
CH
Something has been nibbling on my maters too. Its either mice or chipmunks. But they just make smaller bites and move on to another whole one. We've been in a drought and I think they get alot water out of the tomatoes.
Sorry about your problem! Whatever it was, it sure was liking that tomato!
Can you throw some bird netting over things?
It sure looks like a paste tomato and probably is, but I googled it, checked Ventmarin in France which covers most European OP varieties, checked a couple of SSE YEarbooks and also checked Tania's website as well.
And nothing.
When one enters Bosco at Google, as in Bosco tomato, there's nothing, but the word Bosco is used in descriptions of restaurants named Bosco, and the like all associated with something Italian.
There aren't too many German varieties I know of that are paste tomatoes of that shape and that slender. Howard German is one that I remember, and that's about it and that one is fatter than what you show.
Perhaps there's a reason why this person gave it an Italian name. Do you think you could find him again and ask more about what he called Bosco?
And perhaps wait to share seeds with others until you know what it might be called, as in already known by another name? I hate to see varieties renamed if they already have a name and Bosco could also be a local variety that he got seeds from somewhere, who knows. ( wink)
And I do hate to say it but it has been known that some4 vendors selling plants or fruits at Farmer's markets and the like do change the names of varieties to indicate they have something exclusive. I'm not saying he did it, I'm just saying that it's known to occur.
Carolyn
Thanks. I'll try giving the plant a shake. So all tomatoes are self-pollinating? So then why did someone else tell me bees are needed?
Also, I happen to love yellow pear tomatoes. I'm sure there are other things other people choose to grow that I myself 'do not care for'. Different strokes for different folks I guess.
One thing you'll find is that many growers have different ideas, many which are not based on science, but on experience or ideology or wives tales of which there are many. Much of growing is not an exact science anyway, as there are often many factors involved.
You'll have to view information from multiple sources and come to your own conclusions. When I find conflicting information and I can't make a clear choice, I'll often conduct my own experiments to see what works in my situation with my garden plot. Reading these forums, you will find though, that certain posters post more correct information then others, and you'll learn which ones whose advice you can trust.
It wouldnt be something you "treat". Rather it's something to prevent. Once you do see it just best to help the plant grow well. It would likely grow out of it if the environmental cause has ended.
I suppose if one helped the excess soil moisture drain/dry out more (make holes in soil) or stay cooler (mulch the soil) that might help.
Hi,
I'm a first time tomato grower but that happened to both my Mortgage Lifter and Big Beef after 2 thunderstorms. I just taped it up with Saran wrap about 1.5 inches wide much like you would a wound with a bandage and they survived just fine. I never removed the tape and they now each have about 25 fruits on them. Just make sure they're supported with a stake or something to keep them upright.
Goodluck.
I had it fully ripe and it is good, but it is so much better when it is only half ripe. That is how I will eat them from now on, but it's true that we don't know what we will like until we grow them and try them out! So glad I did not give up on this one because it does take forever to ripen. I had my first cherry tomato ripe in the beginning of July (maybe even the end of June) but nothing on the Uncle Mark Bagby until my post above.
Ours were planted out a bit late this year and we are just now seeing our first ripening fruit:)))
As others stated, they are a bit slow to get going, but will produce great! We have been growing them for years, it is our favorite!
good luck
We're at about 400 and counting, from our bush. Not as sweet as last year but not complaining.