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Following on from the previous thread about blossom end rot, we are now
finding that those that didn't have BER are splitting across the top. Any ideas on the cause. I know BER is reputed to be due to lack of or intermittent watering. I also think the incredibly hot weather in July had an effect. In previous years we have always grown our tomatoes in a smallish greenhouse - open doors either end to create a throughflow of air. Although we still got some BER on the first trusses, we never had any problems with later ones. This year we grew them in a very large glasshouse and although all windows and doors were open, there never seemed to be a cooling flow of air. Despite being watered 3/4 times a day, the BER has been much worse than usual. Have decided to go back to using the smaller greenhouse next year - convinced it will make a difference Jeanne |
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Following on from the previous thread about blossom end rot, we are now finding that those that didn't have BER are splitting across the top. Any ideas on the cause. I know BER is reputed to be due to lack of or intermittent watering. I also think the incredibly hot weather in July had an effect. In previous years we have always grown our tomatoes in a smallish greenhouse - open doors either end to create a throughflow of air. Although we still got some BER on the first trusses, we never had any problems with later ones. This year we grew them in a very large glasshouse and although all windows and doors were open, there never seemed to be a cooling flow of air. Despite being watered 3/4 times a day, the BER has been much worse than usual. Have decided to go back to using the smaller greenhouse next year - convinced it will make a difference Jeanne We have had BER on some of our tomatoes and some of ours have split. They have been grown mostly out of doors, some in the ground and some in pots. We have a mini-greenhouse which housed some plants. These seemed to have more BER than the others. All the plants are fruiting now (apart from the one that Homself gave to a friend, whigh was devoured almost instantly by slugs) and some are ripening. I think July's weather is to blame. Our plants were conscientiously fed & watered. -- Helen D. Vecht: Edgware. |
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" Jeanne Stockdale" wrote Following on from the previous thread about blossom end rot, we are now finding that those that didn't have BER are splitting across the top. Any ideas on the cause. I know BER is reputed to be due to lack of or intermittent watering. I also think the incredibly hot weather in July had an effect. In previous years we have always grown our tomatoes in a smallish greenhouse - open doors either end to create a throughflow of air. Although we still got some BER on the first trusses, we never had any problems with later ones. This year we grew them in a very large glasshouse and although all windows and doors were open, there never seemed to be a cooling flow of air. Despite being watered 3/4 times a day, the BER has been much worse than usual. Have decided to go back to using the smaller greenhouse next year - convinced it will make a difference BER is caused by insufficient Calcium take-up, which is caused by a lack of water and/or very acid soil (our problem). Cure is to raise the pH of the soil if necessary and be consistent with the watering. Fruit splitting is because of uneven growth caused by inconsistent watering (a theme here?) and/or wildly fluctuating temperatures e.g.. cold nights after a sunny day. We grow outside on the allotment and are also suffering a bit with both problems this year but then our new allotment soil pH is 5.5 in places and although I did something about it for the brassicas I forgot about the toms. Won't happen next year. :-) "Crystel" has proved an excellent large Tom with dark red flesh and little "water" inside, wonderful for cooking and sauces and rather nice to eat too. Once again "Ferline" has been good. They are the only Toms we grew this year and probably will be next year unless I can get hold of some "Brigade" seeds. Regards Bob H 17mls W. of London.UK |
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