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Re: Summer Squash Problem/Help!

OK, here's the lowdown on blossom-end rot, as it applies to squashes. I
don't know if it's the same for tomatoes, but I would think so.

It's caused by lack of calcium, which can be caused by any of the
following:
1. extreme fluctuations in soils moisture.
2. rapid plant growth followed by extended dry weather.
3. Excessive rains that smother root hairs.
4. Excess soil salts.

If you mulch your plants, it should help conserve moisture. If salt is
the problem, give it extra water to help the salt leach away. Apparently
the part of the fruit that isn't rotten is edible, and the situation
will correct itself when, uh, the situation is corrected. How's that?

Melissa

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