Lil' Dave said:

Planted a very late garden. Only a couple of tomato plants "took". The
first tomato fruits are about half grown. These two have developed a black
ring on the fruit about one inch from the stem. What is this, and is it a
concern?

Try looking he
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/t...ver/index.html

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