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Sani
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Is this blossom end rot on my San Marzano tomatoes? :(
If yes, should I pick the ones that have it?
And will spraying calcium chloride prevent the still green uninfected tomatoes from developing it?
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I'm not sure it is, especially looking at the first picture. BER usually makes a circular area that is dark, soft, and rotten/ mushy.

I'm not sure what you have, but it looks more like it could be some kind of insect damage maybe?
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Thats what I was confused, also the fruit are only about two weeks old, isnt that too young for BER?
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I've read this too, but far after I'd planted every tomato. Next time for sure!
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So.. I'm pretty sure this is BER, right?
I've watered with garden lime several times this week, I know it'll take forever to take effect. What should I do now? I'm taking out the affected fruits I'm hoping the newer ones can grow without it. :cry:

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Yes I grew them last year in a 5 gal pot, same BER,I give up with Roma'
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I don't know if this is the "correct" info. But when mine got BER I didn't even get rid of them. I just let them grow and the bad part kinda callused over. Then when I ate the tomatoes I just cut out the bad part (which really wasn't that big or deep into the fruit). Of course you can't really do that with cherry tomatoes, but the regular sized ones should be ok.
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I'm planning to give my tomatoes as gifts so I wouldn't want any damaged fruit.
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I've had no problem this year with BER, last year was not good, lots of BER for me. This year I added a cup of Lime, the 9-1 lime manganese ratio kind, to my 7 gallon pots. I assume this helped.
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The BER only affects the fruit, it doesn't affect the plant. That is if you correct the conditions causing it, then future fruit will be fine.

It is a calcium deficiency, but hardly ever caused by lack of calcium in the soil. It is difficulty in uptake of calcium related to a variety of stress conditions. Read the BER sticky at the top of this forum.
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My Roma was in a 5 gal pot when BER was coming out early summer , I put 1 cup of lime in a gal of water , spread over leaves and into the pot , finally stopped BER. definitively I did not help this by watering to much or not enough. 5 years I have had this on Romas
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Thanks everyone, I'll try misting water with lime on the leaves today.


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