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To: Red_Devil 232

my tomatoes keep rotting before they get ripe...:(


31 posted on 06/04/2010 6:42:33 AM PDT by stefanbatory (Weed out the RINOs! Sign the pledge. conservativepledge.org)
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To: stefanbatory
"my tomatoes keep rotting before they get ripe...:("

Sounds like blossom end rot, caused by a calcium deficiency. They have liquid calcium in the stores that you mix with water and spray on the plants. You'll get good results quickly.

34 posted on 06/04/2010 6:49:21 AM PDT by JustaDumbBlonde (Don't wish doom on your enemies. Plan it.)
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To: stefanbatory
my tomatoes keep rotting before they get ripe...:(

Bottom side? Probably blossom end rot. This is primarily caused by a calcium and magnesium deficiency, but it can also be caused by over watering or too much rain. Try scattering a tablespoon of Epsom Salt at the base of each plant. If they are rotting on the sides it's probably a fungus. Try spraying them with Neem oil about once a week to kill the fungus.

35 posted on 06/04/2010 6:49:26 AM PDT by Thermalseeker (Stop the insanity - Flush Congress!)
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BER? If so; you need some lime...


36 posted on 06/04/2010 6:50:36 AM PDT by who knows what evil? (G-d saved more animals than people on the ark...www.siameserescue.org.)
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