01-08-2003, 05:32 PM
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Tomatos wilting
(Lee Hall) wrote in message
If the leaves are turning solid yellow, as opposed to yellow and brown
blotches(blights), you may have simple choriosis, or yellowing, from
overwatering. The blemishes on the bottom of your tomatoes is Blossom
End Rot (BER we call it here). It is caused by a problem with calcium
uptake. The uptake problem can be caused by too much watering, too
little watering, inconsistent watering or calcium poor soil. If the
weather is dry, I adjust my watering schedule to the high temperature
for the day. For example, if highs are only in the 70's weekly
watering will usually suffice. In the 80's, twice weekly. When the
temps reach the 90's, as they usually do here, I water every other
day. If we get a serious heat wave with 100+, I then water daily.
What is your definition of watering? This sounds way too often unless
you are just dampening the top layer of soil (few inches).
steve
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