I've got lots of large hard green tomatoes. A few of them have a dark
brown, nearly black. discoloration that covers part of the fruit. The
locaton seems random. The fruit isn't softened or in any way bloated.

We've had about 72 hours of rain or tropical, dripping, humidity here
and I wonder if it's related.

I look thru the gardening web sites doesn't find a picture
of anything like this.

Any ideas ?

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Al Dykes
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adykes at p a n i x . c o m

Al Dykes said:

I've got lots of large hard green tomatoes. A few of them have a dark
brown, nearly black. discoloration that covers part of the fruit. The
locaton seems random. The fruit isn't softened or in any way bloated.

Random would seem to eliminate blossom end rot, which can cause
dark brown discoloration without softness.

We've had about 72 hours of rain or tropical, dripping, humidity here
and I wonder if it's related.

Aces for fungus growth...

I look thru the gardening web sites doesn't find a picture
of anything like this.

Did you look here?

http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/t...ver/index.html
--
Pat in Plymouth MI ('someplace.net' is comcast)

Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.
(attributed to Don Marti)

That doesn't sound like a fungus if the area isn't soft.
Those random spots don't happen to all randomly face south, do they?
I'm wondering about sunburn.

Steve


Al Dykes wrote:
I've got lots of large hard green tomatoes. A few of them have a dark
brown, nearly black. discoloration that covers part of the fruit. The
locaton seems random. The fruit isn't softened or in any way bloated.

We've had about 72 hours of rain or tropical, dripping, humidity here
and I wonder if it's related.

I look thru the gardening web sites doesn't find a picture
of anything like this.

Any ideas ?

In article ,
Steve wrote:
That doesn't sound like a fungus if the area isn't soft.
Those random spots don't happen to all randomly face south, do they?
I'm wondering about sunburn.

Steve


Al Dykes wrote:
I've got lots of large hard green tomatoes. A few of them have a dark
brown, nearly black. discoloration that covers part of the fruit. The
locaton seems random. The fruit isn't softened or in any way bloated.

We've had about 72 hours of rain or tropical, dripping, humidity here
and I wonder if it's related.

I look thru the gardening web sites doesn't find a picture
of anything like this.


June and July, so far, have been on the cool side. It's only been
in the high 80's a couple times, and these plants are on the shady
side of garden, so that's unlikely.

It really just a couple tomaotoes and the rest seem really healty
so I'll write it off to mother nature.

Thanks



--
Al Dykes
-----------
adykes at p a n i x . c o m

On 18 Jul 2004 06:19:47 -0400, (Al Dykes) wrote:

Al Dykes wrote:
I've got lots of large hard green tomatoes. A few of them have a dark
brown, nearly black. discoloration that covers part of the fruit. The
locaton seems random. The fruit isn't softened or in any way bloated.

The location of the spot on the tomatoes, or the location of spotted
tomatoes within the tomato population? BER affects the bottom of a
tomato, but not all the fruit.

Steve wrote:
.............................
I'm wondering about sunburn.

Al Dykes wrote:

June and July, so far, have been on the cool side. It's only been
in the high 80's a couple times, and these plants are on the shady
side of garden, so that's unlikely.

Well, that was the first and only idea that came to mind. Guess not.


It really just a couple tomaotoes and the rest seem really healty
so I'll write it off to mother nature.

Sounds good. As long as the problem is confined to only a few
tomatoes, it's not a problem.

Steve

Al Dykes said:

I've got lots of large hard green tomatoes. A few of them have a dark
brown, nearly black. discoloration that covers part of the fruit. The
locaton seems random. The fruit isn't softened or in any way bloated.

Random would seem to eliminate blossom end rot, which can cause
dark brown discoloration without softness.

We've had about 72 hours of rain or tropical, dripping, humidity here
and I wonder if it's related.

Aces for fungus growth...

I look thru the gardening web sites doesn't find a picture
of anything like this.

Did you look here?

http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/t...ver/index.html
--
Pat in Plymouth MI ('someplace.net' is comcast)

Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.
(attributed to Don Marti)

That doesn't sound like a fungus if the area isn't soft.
Those random spots don't happen to all randomly face south, do they?
I'm wondering about sunburn.

Steve


Al Dykes wrote:
I've got lots of large hard green tomatoes. A few of them have a dark
brown, nearly black. discoloration that covers part of the fruit. The
locaton seems random. The fruit isn't softened or in any way bloated.

We've had about 72 hours of rain or tropical, dripping, humidity here
and I wonder if it's related.

I look thru the gardening web sites doesn't find a picture
of anything like this.

Any ideas ?

In article ,
Steve wrote:
That doesn't sound like a fungus if the area isn't soft.
Those random spots don't happen to all randomly face south, do they?
I'm wondering about sunburn.

Steve


Al Dykes wrote:
I've got lots of large hard green tomatoes. A few of them have a dark
brown, nearly black. discoloration that covers part of the fruit. The
locaton seems random. The fruit isn't softened or in any way bloated.

We've had about 72 hours of rain or tropical, dripping, humidity here
and I wonder if it's related.

I look thru the gardening web sites doesn't find a picture
of anything like this.


June and July, so far, have been on the cool side. It's only been
in the high 80's a couple times, and these plants are on the shady
side of garden, so that's unlikely.

It really just a couple tomaotoes and the rest seem really healty
so I'll write it off to mother nature.

Thanks



--
Al Dykes
-----------
adykes at p a n i x . c o m

On 18 Jul 2004 06:19:47 -0400, (Al Dykes) wrote:

Al Dykes wrote:
I've got lots of large hard green tomatoes. A few of them have a dark
brown, nearly black. discoloration that covers part of the fruit. The
locaton seems random. The fruit isn't softened or in any way bloated.

The location of the spot on the tomatoes, or the location of spotted
tomatoes within the tomato population? BER affects the bottom of a
tomato, but not all the fruit.

Steve wrote:
.............................
I'm wondering about sunburn.

Al Dykes wrote:

June and July, so far, have been on the cool side. It's only been
in the high 80's a couple times, and these plants are on the shady
side of garden, so that's unlikely.

Well, that was the first and only idea that came to mind. Guess not.


It really just a couple tomaotoes and the rest seem really healty
so I'll write it off to mother nature.

Sounds good. As long as the problem is confined to only a few
tomatoes, it's not a problem.

Steve