Rotting tomatoes

[arctichomesteader]

Originally Posted by cricketfan

Thanks to all who suggested "blossom end rot" to be the problem. Lack of calcium looks to be the culprit. Quite inadvertently the plants were being watered with a water source that was conditioned to remove lime. Anyway, I now know what I have to do correct it. Unfortunately too late for the more matured fruit.

Thanks, all.

You'll still get more tomatoes. I got this last year, sprayed the leaves of the plants with a water/calcium chloride mix several times, spread out over a month, and got plenty of good tomatoes afterwards...

[Ohiogirl81]

Crush eggshells and bury them a few inches deep around each tomato plant. You'll never have a problem with blossom end rot again.

[kathy harding]

I'm growing tomatoes in one of the new upside down pots. But they seem to be rotting when they get a decent size. Am I over watering them? I'm trying to keep them moist at all times. The pots hold alot of soil, and I test for moisture with a tool. But the roots are on the bottom of the pot. Any ideas?

[wit-nit]

Overwatering with heavy soils is my guess.

[stone-ground]

Originally Posted by Ohiogirl81

Crush eggshells and bury them a few inches deep around each tomato plant. You'll never have a problem with blossom end rot again.

Thanks for the great advice Ohiogirl!

Just planted a couple of tomato plants and will put some crushed eggshells into the soil. Do you know if this would work for roses also?

One more question if I may, does anyone know why tomatoes turn kind of woody, or slightly mushy inside? This is what happened to the last ones.

Thanks!

[cowgirl60]

Originally Posted by alleycat

Could be any number of things. Have you gotten a lot of rain lately? Then it could possibly be Black Mold caused by the moisture.

Hi Alleycat,
I am having the same problem with my tomatoes. I have dozens of tomatoes, but i have already 8 that were rotten on the bottom. The plants look droopy, so i water them more often. What can be done about this problem or was it caused from too much rain?

[cowgirl60]

Originally Posted by stone-ground

Thanks for the great advice Ohiogirl!

Just planted a couple of tomato plants and will put some crushed eggshells into the soil. Do you know if this would work for roses also?

One more question if I may, does anyone know why tomatoes turn kind of woody, or slightly mushy inside? This is what happened to the last ones.

Thanks!

I am going to try that too-with the egg shells.

[Maine Writer]

Using egg shells can't guarantee BER isn't a problem. You can have more than enough calcium in the soil but if the water conditions aren't right the plants can't take up the calcium. Control the water - not too much, not too little, and you'll probably avoid BER.