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Blossom end rot
Is it me or the bad growing year we seam to be having..
I am getting about 30-40% of my tomato fruit suffering from blossom end rot. I never had it this bad before, the pots never dry out, I am doing everything the same as I did last year. Last year we had a great crop, so much in fact the frozen processed toms lasted until Feb this year. I am at a loss on where I am going wrong.. all the books say its due to the pots drying out, but I have never let them dry out.. Any ideas Thanks Steve www.ukstorms.com & www.ukspeedtraps.co.uk |
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Blossom end rot
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www.ukspeedtraps.co.uk writes Is it me or the bad growing year we seam to be having.. I am getting about 30-40% of my tomato fruit suffering from blossom end rot. I never had it this bad before, the pots never dry out, I am doing everything the same as I did last year. Last year we had a great crop, so much in fact the frozen processed toms lasted until Feb this year. I am at a loss on where I am going wrong.. all the books say its due to the pots drying out, but I have never let them dry out.. Any ideas Without drying out, erratic watering of tomatoes can result in blossom end rot. If it's any consolation, the rot is not a disease and steady applications of sufficient water will clear the condition up in later crops. I soak ours with a fine spray each morning. -- Alan & Joan Gould - North Lincs. |
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Blossom end rot
"Steve wrote... Is it me or the bad growing year we seam to be having.. I am getting about 30-40% of my tomato fruit suffering from blossom end rot. I never had it this bad before, the pots never dry out, I am doing everything the same as I did last year. Last year we had a great crop, so much in fact the frozen processed toms lasted until Feb this year. I am at a loss on where I am going wrong.. all the books say its due to the pots drying out, but I have never let them dry out.. Any ideas It's caused by an inability of the plant to take up calcium and this is normally caused by lack of water but can also caused by an acid growing medium. Is your's acid perhaps and are you watering wilt soft water as well? -- Regards Bob Some photos of my plants at..... |
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Blossom end rot
I've got the same problem, and so has my neighbour.
Neither of us has changed our growing methods and we NEVER let the plants dry out. We both grow in pots standing in gravel trays. We feed from the top and water from the bottom. The trays are never dry. This is the worst year either of us have ever known for this problem - we have lost virtually every fruit on the first truss, although the fruit on the upper trusses appears to be clear. "Steve @ www.ukspeedtraps.co.uk" wrote in message ... Is it me or the bad growing year we seam to be having.. I am getting about 30-40% of my tomato fruit suffering from blossom end rot. I never had it this bad before, the pots never dry out, I am doing everything the same as I did last year. Last year we had a great crop, so much in fact the frozen processed toms lasted until Feb this year. I am at a loss on where I am going wrong.. all the books say its due to the pots drying out, but I have never let them dry out.. Any ideas Thanks Steve www.ukstorms.com & www.ukspeedtraps.co.uk |
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Sue da Nimm . wrote in message ... I've got the same problem, and so has my neighbour. Neither of us has changed our growing methods and we NEVER let the plants dry out. We both grow in pots standing in gravel trays. We feed from the top and water from the bottom. The trays are never dry. This is the worst year either of us have ever known for this problem - we have lost virtually every fruit on the first truss, although the fruit on the upper trusses appears to be clear. "Steve @ www.ukspeedtraps.co.uk" wrote in message ... Is it me or the bad growing year we seam to be having.. I am getting about 30-40% of my tomato fruit suffering from blossom end rot. I never had it this bad before, the pots never dry out, I am doing everything the same as I did last year. Last year we had a great crop, so much in fact the frozen processed toms lasted until Feb this year. I am at a loss on where I am going wrong.. all the books say its due to the pots drying out, but I have never let them dry out.. Any ideas Other books say it is a lack of MG, magnesium, or CA, calcium, or both. Try watering with a high powered liquid fertilizer like Miracle Gro or something. Could be the soil in the pot is "washed out". |
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"redclay" wrote in message ... Sue da Nimm . wrote in message ... I've got the same problem, and so has my neighbour. Neither of us has changed our growing methods and we NEVER let the plants dry out. We both grow in pots standing in gravel trays. We feed from the top and water from the bottom. The trays are never dry. This is the worst year either of us have ever known for this problem - we have lost virtually every fruit on the first truss, although the fruit on the upper trusses appears to be clear. "Steve @ www.ukspeedtraps.co.uk" wrote in message ... Is it me or the bad growing year we seam to be having.. I am getting about 30-40% of my tomato fruit suffering from blossom end rot. I never had it this bad before, the pots never dry out, I am doing everything the same as I did last year. Last year we had a great crop, so much in fact the frozen processed toms lasted until Feb this year. I am at a loss on where I am going wrong.. all the books say its due to the pots drying out, but I have never let them dry out.. Any ideas Other books say it is a lack of MG, magnesium, or CA, calcium, or both. Try watering with a high powered liquid fertilizer like Miracle Gro or something. Could be the soil in the pot is "washed out". I have used new soil as I always do, in buckets with drip feed and water, changed nothing in my method and as I said I am getting quite a problem.. I going to go with the bad year excuse I think. On the other hand my cucumbers have gone mad, most of the locals are now getting quite used to the weekly free supply.. I have never had it so good on the cucumber stakes. Thanks for the replys Steve |
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