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Re: An Old Wives Tale

Hi Connie,

You wrote:

> Blosum end rot on tomatos can be slowed or detered by keeping your watering
> consistant during flowering and fruiting

Yes, you're right of course.  According to the Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening
(Rodale Press):

"... This disorder strikes during a long dry spell after the plants have grown
fast and well during the earlier part of the season, and sometimes appears after
rainy periods.  A deficiency of calcium is the basic cause of the trouble, but
that condition is aggravated by excessive water or nitrogen.  An excessive
amount of total salts also causes blossom-end rot because the effective amount
of calcium salts available to the plant is cut. ..."

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  |     Bob Carter     | Kootenay Bay
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