The dark spots are not soft either. They have the same texture/firmness as the rest of the tomato. I thought it might be blossom end rot but these dark spots are on the sides of the tomato, not the bottom. What's causing this?

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rainbowgardener wrote:If you are having disease issues, you would be much better off to stake or cage your tomatoes up off the soil. Lots of diseases like septoria and blight are soil borne and get transmitted through contact with the soil (even soil particles that splash up on leaves from watering).
Those of us that cage our tomatoes usually remove all the bottom leaves, just so that nothing contacts the soil.
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vermontkingdom wrote:It's nice to see you on this site Carolyn. I've appreciated your posts on other gardening sites over the years and have found your expert advice on tomato questions to be extremely helpful. Both your new audience and, your old fans, will be well served with your contributions to this gardening forum.