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To: Silentgypsy

I’ve read that calcium takes care of the end rot on tomatoes. I don’t know if it will help this far into the season; maybe something to keep in mind for next year.


53 posted on 07/11/2014 6:44:09 PM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (Rip it out by the roots.)
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To: Eric in the Ozarks
I’ve read that calcium takes care of the end rot on tomatoes. I don’t know if it will help this far into the season; maybe something to keep in mind for next year.

A single calcium citrate tablet near the stem cures blossom end rot in days, as soon as the tablet is softened with water and calcium begins to meander down to the roots.
63 posted on 07/11/2014 9:25:24 PM PDT by Nepeta
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Yes! Since Mr. Sg put a calcium compound onto the earth and then corrected the pH, we haven’t had a blossom end rot issue here. However, we have to constantly watch for tomato hornworms and those darned brown caterpillar-looking things that my dentist warned me about. (Stomped one of them this past week.)


68 posted on 07/11/2014 10:50:01 PM PDT by Silentgypsy (Mind your atomic bonds.)
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