"Boron Elgar" wrote in message
On Mon, 21 Jun 2010 18:10:35 +1000, "FarmI" ask@itshall be given
wrote:
"Paul M. Cook" wrote in message

I water daily because the plants suck up all the water during the day.
They are not overwatered. I water just until I see a little seapage
from
the bottom of the pots. Big plants, warm and breezy days mean a lot of
transpiration.

You are using pots and you admit that these dry out daily. Either take on
board the message the BER comes as a result of inconsistent watering,
which
is what you are doing by using pots, or start planting your toms in the
ground where they might have a fighting chance to avoid BER.



I have grown tomatoes (all sorts, hybrids, heirlooms, full size and
cherries) in pots for over 20 years. The seasons and my watering
habits and capabilities/attentions have varied greatly over that time,
and I have had seasons of great bounty and seasons of minimal harvest
due to yield or predation of various sorts.

Nevertheless, I have never, ever had BER, so don't go thinking it is
inevitable for pots or variable watering. T'aint so.

And where did I say that planting in pots IS the cause of BER?

And yes, I have tomatoes growing in the ground, too, so it isn't too
difficult to draw comparisons. I never had BER there, either.

So why can't you identify the difference between what you are doing and what
the OP has said?

If you actually bothered to read what I wrote, to spend a nanosecond
thinking about it, you might be able to figure out what you have sorted out
and what the OP has NOT done despite him having been told a number of times
in the thread what the likely problem is. Hint: it is not pots, it is how
he looks after the pots and what may (repeat; may) be easier for him to
control if he plants in soil.