On Jun 6, 8:04Â*am, piedmont wrote:
On Sun, 06 Jun 2010 07:02:01 -0400, Bill who putters wrote:
In article , piedmont
wrote:
I have a tiny garden, actually one bush tomato in a 10 gallon pot. Well
I'm fed up with the commercial tomatoes, year after year I get nothing!
This year instead of an indeterminate I went with a bush. Getting
rampant bottom rot, tomato turns black on bottom and works all the way
up, I added calcium as in crushed up tums, I fertilize with special
tomato fertilizer and have watered frequently. Its not too late to get
another already started tomato, any suggestions!
I remember as a kid tomatoes were easy and always good. What the heck
can I do! I want tomato this year!!!!!!
Next year I'm going back to Amish Heritage!!!!!!!
"At least once a week, it is advisable to leach all the unused
fertilizer out of the soil mix by watering with tap water. Add
sufficient water to the container to cause free drainage from the
bottom. This practice will prevent any buildup of injurious materials in
the soil mix.
Occasionally, it is a good idea to water with a nutrient solution
containing minor elements. Use a water-soluble fertilizer containing
iron, zinc, boron and manganese, and follow label directions."
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Â*http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/e...container.htmL
I did this yesterday, flushed with about 2 gallons of water on a whim.
Today I'm going to buy two different types of in determinants to plant in
the earth hoping between the three I just might be able to enjoy a real
tomato once again.
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regards, piedmont ~ the practical bbq'r!
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To add my 2 cents worth: every year at start of season I add a
handfull of ground limestone to my pots and have never had blossom end
rot since. The calcium will not cure tomatoes already affected but
next ones on plant should be OK. A couple of Tums may not have been
enough. The 40 lbs. of limestone I bought years ago, cheaper than
Tums, should last me for the rest of my life
