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blossum end rot
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[QUOTE="Chuck, post: 190114, member: 944"] Rot is caused by different things. Blossom End Rot is caused by the plant being unable to uptake calcium. In many circumstances, there is plenty of calcium already in the soil but the plant is unable to uptake it. If this be the case apply a big handful of Epsom Salts. This will enable the plant to uptake calcium. Another type of rot occurs on different areas of the fruit but mostly on the shoulder of the fruit. If you look closely you will see a very tiny hole, not much bigger than a pin prick. Usually this happens on young fruit. It is caused by a moth laying a single very tiny, almost invisible egg that hatches into a very very tiny worm. This worm eats his way into the fruit and this causes rot. His name is Tomato Pin Worm. Another type of rot occurs after heavy rain when the fruit cannot grow fast enough to overcome the amount of water and cracks. Many times these cracks rot. Blossom End Rot is usually the most serious of all the rots. You can still, in most cases, cut away the rotted portion and still have much of the fruit still tasty but I think it best to pull the fruit when it is still green. There are still other types of rot but they are unlikely. Please send pictures of what is going on. [/QUOTE]
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