On Mon, 20 Jun 2005 13:02:58 GMT, (John
McKay) wrote in rec.gardens:

Blossom-end-rot is caused by a lack of calcium in the soil. The plant
however, can be doused or sprayed with calcium such as Dragon. This
should supply enough calcium to get you thru this season

John

BER is enough to give any sane person a headache. You are
correct about the calcium, but excess water is usually the
culprit! :-) See http://ianrpubs.unl.edu/horticulture/nf43.htm
tries to unravel this. It is a problem of poor calcium
distribution in the plant.
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