hi all,
I've heard the term "blossom end rot" tossed around, and it seems to fit whatever is going on with my tomatoes. is it so? and if so, any tips on how to best handle it?
thanks!
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The Helpful Gardener
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Time and again we recommend milk and water; it does a two fold job in this case...
It's a low level fungicide (the Lactobacillus that sours milk is a fungal antagonist) and the calcium that milk offers is plant soluble (unlike lime or oyster shell, which need to be soil solubilized first). Helps with the blights as well...
Milk. It does a mater good. One to three with water for bad cases; one to ten for preventative use...
HG
It's a low level fungicide (the Lactobacillus that sours milk is a fungal antagonist) and the calcium that milk offers is plant soluble (unlike lime or oyster shell, which need to be soil solubilized first). Helps with the blights as well...
Milk. It does a mater good. One to three with water for bad cases; one to ten for preventative use...
HG
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Zapatay
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..... doing a little more research -There are a lot of posts on the subject. I'll edit my response to include those posts with obvious answers on what to do.
https://www.helpfulgardener.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=86031
https://www.helpfulgardener.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=145459&highlight=blossom+end#145459
about eating the fruit:
https://www.helpfulgardener.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=141889&highlight=blossom+end#141889
https://www.helpfulgardener.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=86031
https://www.helpfulgardener.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=145459&highlight=blossom+end#145459
about eating the fruit:
https://www.helpfulgardener.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=141889&highlight=blossom+end#141889