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Fw:Re: tomatoes blossom end rot info

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Dear Friends,

I think this is a great resource for dealing with blossom end rot of our
tomatoes. It seems to contain a number of informed opinions and lost of
suggestions for remedy.
Have a great day,
bill missen.

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Sojourner" <sojournr@missouri.org>
To: <Square_Foot_Garden@egroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2000 8:09 AM
Subject: Re: [Square_Foot_Garden] Re: tomatoes and rot


| maryruth wrote:
| >
| > Ok, i just found out that i may have this same problem with
| > my tomatoes.  I don't have aol.  What can i do with this.
| > Can I harvest them and cut off the bottoms and make sauce?
| > Or is the whole tomato bad?
| >
| > I don't want to lose the crop.  Need help.  thanks
|
| As far as I know blossom end rot just makes your tomatoes look ugly.
| You can go ahead and cut the end off and still use it, if its ripe
| enough to use.
|
| Its caused by a calcium deficiency and uneven moisture.  (Uneven
| availability of moisture affects the plants ability to take up
| calcium).  Two ways to avoid the problem are to plant some crushed
| eggshell with each plant (as you transplant) and to mulch each plant
| heavily to help even out the moisture.  You can also use the automator
| (http://www.mellingers.com carries them) to help with the water
| situation.
|
| Some people pour milk on the plant if blossom end rot starts to save
| future fruits.  I think this is an expensive solution unless you happen
| to have a cow and lots of excess milk.
|
| Here are some web sites about blossom end rot:
|
| http://gardening.wsu.edu/library/vege010/vege010.htm
| http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~ohioline/hyg-fact/3000/3117.html
| http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/dp_hfrr/extensn/problems/blendrot.htm
| http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/hil/hil-28-d.html
|
http://persephone.agcom.purdue.edu/AgCom/news/archives/98/Jun/06-05/YG-Bloss
om-end%20rot%20of%20tomatoes
|
| This one's real good, not just for blossom end rot info, but for
| information on loads of tomato diseases and pests:
|
| http://www.ippc.orst.edu/cicp/crops/tomato.htm
|
|
|
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