Tomatoes with Blossom End Rot

Blossom End Rot Hacks Busted! 🍅Unless your soil has been tested and confirmed to have low calcium, any BER you are experiencing is from a lack of consistent water. 🍅Adding Epsom salt or extra fertilizer, especially those that are high in nitrogen, can actually inhibit your plants ability to provide calcium to the fruit. 🍅Calcium is not transported through the plant, simply from the roots to the leaves and the fruit individually.🍅This means that if there is adequate calcium in the leaves it c

Gardeners should avoid picking tomatoes and cleaning up leaves when tomatoes are wet due to two main reasons: 1. Disease Spread: Moisture on tomato plants, whether from rain or irrigation, creates a favorable environment for the development and spread of various fungal and bacterial diseases. Picking tomatoes or handling wet leaves increases the risk of transferring these pathogens from plant to plant, potentially leading to widespread infections. 2. Fruit Damage: Tomatoes are more susceptible t

Do some of your tomatoes have blossom end rot? This is usually caused by lack of consistent moisture, while the fruit was forming. It can also happen from the soil temperatures dropping below 50°. Let me explain. Calcium is needed by the plant to create a healthy outer skin that blocks pathogens from coming in and infecting the plant. The way the plant gets the calcium from the soil is through water. So don’t immediately jump to the conclusion that you have a soil deficiency, you probably didn’t

Learn about Blossom End Rot and how to prevent it! Keep your tomatoes happy and healthy! 🍅 #NancyKnows #tomatoseries #blossomendrot #gardeningtip #allistonbotanix | Alliston Botanix