My first tomato is turning black on the bottom...

[Cate090404]

Is there anything I can do to salvage tomatoes on other tomato plants? How do I prevent it?

[img]https://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m154/kit_kat_01_2006/tomatoblossom.jpg[/img]

[Jess]

https://www.gardenadvice.co.uk/howto/disease/rot-blossomend/index.html

Check this out Cate. I think this may be the cause and it tells you what to do about it.

[Cate090404]

Should I go ahead and get rid of the tomato?

[Jess]

Should I go ahead and get rid of the tomato?

I would. Chances of any of it being edible once ripe are pretty small. I don't think it has any affect on the other fruit on the plant if you leave it on but just doesn't look very nice.

Just as a matter of interest the cherry tomato varieties seldom suffer from this problem. You may want to bear that in mind when deciding which to grow (much tastier as well I think).