I'm growing a beefsteak-type tomato plant called a "Parks Whopper" on the south-facing balcony of my apartment. It's in a medium-sized pot, gets plenty of sun, gets watered every other day, and fed "Miracle Grow" every other week. The plant itself looks healthy and is nearly four feet tall and is well staked. I even added crushed egg shells to the hole when planting it to avoid blossom rot. But so far, every tomato that's formed is turning black on the bottom of the fruit and rotting from the outside in while the fruit is still green, hard, and about the size of a ping-pong ball. What's going wrong and how can I turn it around; me and my waiting, tomato-less cheeseburgers want to know!
2006-07-05
11:43:56
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Neil H
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Garden & Landscape