Blossom end rot?

Question

I'm growing beefsteak tomatoes in containers. On one of the plants, the developing tomatoes have a darkened area on the bottom. Is this blossom end rot? If so, what can i do now? There are a lot of tomatoes on the plant, but the tomatoes are no where near ready to ripen. Is it too late? Do I need to remove these tomatoes? I planted the tomato plants approx 6 weeks ago and are already 4.5 to 5 feet tall. I'm guessing they're growing at an extremely fast rate.

Answer 1

You need to add calcium to the soil to prevent/stop blossom end rot.

Answer 2

Blossom end rot is caused by a calcium deficiency. I work at Southern States...a farm and garden store...and we sell a spray that is for blossom end rot. It's called Rot Stop, and I've used it before on my tomatoes, and it works great! You can remove the tomatoes that are showing signs of rot if you'd like, but it's not going to effect whether the rest of the tomatoes get it or not. If you're sure they are rotting, then it's best to remove them b/c they are taking valuable nutrients away from any new tomatoes that are growing. It is not too late to spray the tomatoes that are on there now, if they haven't begun to ripen yet.

Answer 3

Yes, this is blossom end rot. You need a product called rotstop-or maybe other names also. Go to your local garden center and they will help you. It is not too late just remove the tomatoes that are affected. Spray the plant til runoff with the rotstop and your plants should be fine. They have grown pretty fast but thell probably slow down now to give you lots of flower power for tomatoes!

Answer 4

Fertilome makes one called "Yield Booster - stop blossom end rot". It's a calcium spray like the others.

Try to keep the moisture level in those pots consistent. Bone dry to soaking well cycles causes this many a time.

Pull those nasties off and try the spray. Hope you have better luck with the baby maters.

Answer 5

consistent watering and a low nitrogen fertilizer. keeping consistent water in a field is particularly a chore however the plant desires the water to develop and take in nutrition. contained concerning blossom end rot it relatively is as a rule calcium it relatively is lacking. do no longer use a extreme nitrogen fertilizer as which will sell plant develop and decrease the putting of fruit. good watering and particularly low nitrogen fertilizer will help. understand that the water and fertilizer won't treatment the fruit that has rot yet will help ward off it in greater contemporary set fruit.

Answer 6

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