Any gardeners out there that can tell me how to fix my tomato problem.... Thanks for any and all assistance!
Looks like blossom end rot. You need to give you plants more calcium, I believe. Egg shells work good. It may be to late for this year but it is worth a try.
A quick Lime Slurry should help, it did the trick for me along with spraying with three percent Hydrogen Peroxide and water. https://video.search.yahoo.com/sear...7e0f03dfeca27839e678d30b6eacbea9&action=click
Thanks, it's been a horrible year for the garden because of the lack of sun so when we finally had some red tomatoes the blossom rot started to form, that's when I did the lime slurry and the spraying with hydrogen peroxide mixed with water. I had some of this hanging around that I made the lime slurry out of. I sent you the info via conversation.
Wrap a piece of copper wire loosely around the stalk when the tomatoes start to form....stripped romex wiring works best. I heard this helps with several different tomato ailments....
Were the blossom ends black from the day the fruit set ? That looks more like one of the blights to me. Especially with spots on the sides. How do the leaves look ?
+1 for the lime/calcium. eatonpcat , container 'maters are REALLY susceptible to end rot. Make sure you give them a nice even watering, without drowning them.
The ends on the green tomatoes are not black. The spot on the side appears to be a worm or insect hole, but I see no worms. The leaves appear to be normal. Thanks billb3!
I'd back them off on the water to the point where they start to look a little droopy, them water them just enough to make the soil damp. If you have a bunch of water coming out of the bottom of the pot you've watered them too much.
All good advice from everyone My 2 cents we stop at the farm on the way home and buy them fresh and perfect from them Didn't bother with growing any this year .
I picked 20 lbs of tomatoes today. Best I've ever had. I hilled them and put down black plastic...kept them high and dry.
