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shelbyc
True Blue Farmgirl
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shannon
murdale
british columbia
Canada
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 Posted - Aug 28 2012 : 3:49:30 PM
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| I've had the same problem last year and now this year in my greenhouse. My tomatoes don't get very big, but before they're ripe the bottoms start to turn brown like they're going bad. I've kept watering them regular all summer, could it be my soil or what? |
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jan49829
True Blue Farmgirl
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Janet
Winter Haven
Florida
USA
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Fiddlehead Farm
True Blue Farmgirl
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Diane
Waupaca
WI
USA
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Posted - Aug 28 2012 : 5:25:51 PM
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Sounds like blossom end rot to me. Usually not enough calcium in the soil. You can get a tomato fertilizer with calcium in it. Also can be caused by irregular watering. It usually doesn't hurt the tomato, just cut it off after picking.
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jan49829
True Blue Farmgirl
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Janet
Winter Haven
Florida
USA
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rphelps4
True Blue Farmgirl
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roxanna
westport
indiana
USA
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Posted - Aug 28 2012 : 9:23:38 PM
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| My daughter's were turning black and some lady told her to ad lime to her soil, and that fixed the problem. |
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jan49829
True Blue Farmgirl
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Janet
Winter Haven
Florida
USA
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shelbyc
True Blue Farmgirl
72 Posts
shannon
murdale
british columbia
Canada
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Posted - Aug 29 2012 : 8:40:29 PM
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Thanks ladies,if I add the calcium and lime I wonder if it would hurt the plants?
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CheesemakerBeth
Farmgirl in Training
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Beth
PALESTINE
Texas
USA
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Posted - Aug 30 2012 : 04:29:36 AM
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No, the calcium and lime won't hurt the plants unless you go way over the recommended amounts. My tomatoes had blossom end rot earlier this summer, but I started putting the whey leftover from cheese making on the soil and it cleared it right up (like in 2-3 days). The whey has calcium in it. Do you or someone you know make cheese? If it's a friend, ask if you can have the whey a time or two. (of course, if she is having blossom end rot, too, she may not want to share)
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shelbyc
True Blue Farmgirl
72 Posts
shannon
murdale
british columbia
Canada
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Posted - Sep 03 2012 : 3:19:03 PM
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| Thanks Beth that's good to remember. I've been making yogurt and going to make some cheese. I know a nieghbor that does make cheese so she might have some whey to spare. My tomatoes don't have much more growing season now though, we've had several frosts, and things in the garden have all been touched well. Tomatoes in the green house are slowing down too:( |
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CheesemakerBeth
Farmgirl in Training
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Beth
PALESTINE
Texas
USA
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Posted - Sep 03 2012 : 3:45:19 PM
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| I sure wish I could send you some more warm weather so you could grow some more tomatoes. It was 100 here today. We have had 2 weeks without 100 weather, so I was beginning to think Fall might be on the way, but it's back for now :( But for us Texans, the good news is we often have fresh, homegrown tomatoes for Thanksgiving dinner. |
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