http://www.self-sufficient-home.com/198-tomato-blossom-end-rot.html Our journey to self sufficiency Mon, 19 Dec 2011 18:56:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.self-sufficient-home.com/198-tomato-blossom-end-rot.html/comment-page-1#comment-310 Rhi Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:17:41 +0000 http://www.self-sufficient-home.com/?p=198#comment-310 The irregular watering can effect the calcium absorption of the plant. With no water in the soil the roots can't "drink" the nutritious water even if it has sufficient levels of calcium. This was our problem since we water by hand and were out of town and unable to water regularly. Once the schedule returned to normal we had no problems! The irregular watering can effect the calcium absorption of the plant. With no water in the soil the roots can’t “drink” the nutritious water even if it has sufficient levels of calcium. This was our problem since we water by hand and were out of town and unable to water regularly. Once the schedule returned to normal we had no problems!

]]> http://www.self-sufficient-home.com/198-tomato-blossom-end-rot.html/comment-page-1#comment-309 thedude Mon, 05 Oct 2009 03:40:15 +0000 http://www.self-sufficient-home.com/?p=198#comment-309 Well you did a good job following whatever advice you read online but experience (obviously you don't have much) tells another story. It's almost certainly a calcium defficiency that would need to be fixed by applying lime for the next time you wish to grow tomatoes, squash, or other calcium intensive veggies and fruits. A trip to any local garden center (and not lowes) will show calcium sprays for blossom end rot. Not advice on watering. Irregular watering causes cracks and splits and bulges- not true blossom end rot. Well you did a good job following whatever advice you read online but experience (obviously you don’t have much) tells another story. It’s almost certainly a calcium defficiency that would need to be fixed by applying lime for the next time you wish to grow tomatoes, squash, or other calcium intensive veggies and fruits. A trip to any local garden center (and not lowes) will show calcium sprays for blossom end rot. Not advice on watering. Irregular watering causes cracks and splits and bulges- not true blossom end rot.

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