tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255881587336767342.post4483240973559482763..comments2023-11-25T07:39:00.125-05:00Comments on Bucolic Bushwick: Tomato Blossom End Rotadminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09886352800474264548noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255881587336767342.post-42972324363065386332009-08-02T17:20:39.206-04:002009-08-02T17:20:39.206-04:00I actually just wrote about this too... Had to th...I actually just wrote about this too... Had to throw away four huge heirloom tomatoes--SO PISSED! At least it's not blight (fingers crossed).Zachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05983199710992403287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255881587336767342.post-55643850071443993362009-07-30T11:55:23.546-04:002009-07-30T11:55:23.546-04:00We are having the same problem with the tomatoes w...We are having the same problem with the tomatoes we are growing on our deck in Philly. My husband likes to say that we are growing "tomacco" (a Simpson's reference).<br />I am going to try some lime and eggshells also, and see if that works!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05608627176850038220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255881587336767342.post-14623454160831011342009-07-11T10:43:53.326-04:002009-07-11T10:43:53.326-04:00I write so much about tomatoes maybe I should crea...I write so much about tomatoes maybe I should create a new blog devoted entirely to their care. What I forgot to mention in this post is that most of these tomatoes were pulled from only one of the plants. It's hard to tell from the plant update pics, but one of the celebrity tomato plants is slightly smaller than the other. I think this smaller plant is losing out to the bigger plant in the competition for resources. I had a similar problem last year when I planted a bushy roma with a tall cherry in the same container. The roma did not recover until I pulled out the cherry. I don't eat a lot of eggs so I'll try some lime and see if that helps.adminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09886352800474264548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255881587336767342.post-33553069135641072272009-07-11T08:17:13.052-04:002009-07-11T08:17:13.052-04:00I never had that experience with tomatoes except f...I never had that experience with tomatoes except for wilting... I guess crushed egg shells should help.. But the release of calcium into the soil will be very slow by the shells... I will give LIME a try..<br />Happy gardening,<br />~ bangchikBangchik and Kakdahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12539360678677230463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255881587336767342.post-41735504853327888122009-07-11T01:40:00.860-04:002009-07-11T01:40:00.860-04:00Oh wow... so many people are having trouble with t...Oh wow... so many people are having trouble with tomatoes this year. I wonder if all the rain has depleted the calcium. I used some bone meal and that helps. Egg shells is supposed to work too but I don't eat enough eggs. -JackieEllie Mae's Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13889959606127833480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255881587336767342.post-27130326226145114872009-07-11T00:18:02.909-04:002009-07-11T00:18:02.909-04:00Mulch the pots! I've mulched with cypress sin...Mulch the pots! I've mulched with cypress since it is the brightest, and I've found that I don't need to water everyday, when it's under 90. Plus wood mulch holds in water as well - so that can be a help - just don't get any of that dyed mulch.<br /><br />You might throw a bunch of eggshells and banana peels under the mulch, to reduce the nitrogen deficiency that mulch first presents.<br /><br />And you might consider painting dark containers with the white plastic paint to reduce heating via the container.<br /><br />:)AnnFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09103870741771640829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255881587336767342.post-88067448609884824552009-07-10T22:20:27.128-04:002009-07-10T22:20:27.128-04:00This is my only tomato problem. I don't have r...This is my only tomato problem. I don't have reservoir planters, which I would have thought would spare them due to the supposed constant water. I now suppose not!<br /><br />I find it hard to keep vegetables watered in a city life. Theres always something pulling me away from constant tending.Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02554893883207752597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255881587336767342.post-66341617619580109262009-07-10T13:37:01.287-04:002009-07-10T13:37:01.287-04:00Oh man. I've dealt with the heartbreak of blo...Oh man. I've dealt with the heartbreak of blossom end rot before. It means they need calcium. This year I tried to stave off BER by putting crushed eggshells in the peat pots that I used to start the tomato seeds. Good luck!<br /><br />BTW, For the fruits with only minor BER, I would sometimes cut off the bottom end and use the rest of the fruit to make fried green tomatoes. That way I felt that all was not lost!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com