Roma tomatoes look like this. What am I doing wrong?
The browning appeared before the red, this is my first time growing tomatoes so I wasn’t sure what to expect but now I’m sure I’ve screwed it somehow. Second pic from about a week ago
by aussiethrowaways
15 Comments
AVeryTallCorgi
Looks like blossom end rot. Due to either a lack of calcium or inconsistent watering. Any tomatoes affected will not recover, but you might be able to cut out the bad parts.
Weird_Brush2527
Looks like blossom end rot, it’s a nutrition problem so at least you don’t have to worry about pests/fungi
Relative_Sail8949
Don’t despair you will nail it next crop✌🏼
TomatilloUnlucky3763
Calcium transport issue.
MasOlas619
Triple your pot size. Minimum.
Active-Trick1941
You gotta feed the need. We fertilize weekly. That potting soil has nothing in it let alone the micronutrients it needs to make healthy skin
CurrentAd674
Calmag will fix it.
Stock_Surfer
Bad watering habits
superxero044
So a lot of people are saying watering. Which is true. But if you use MUCH bigger pots you will have an easier time with keeping the roots happily watered.
TrickSprinkles9549
Honesyly, they need a larger container and more nutrients. Vegetable fertilizers are great and have the extra calcium, potassium, and phosphorus they need. More room, nutrients.
Baby_Whare
It looks like you’re growing this on cocopeat. Cocopest is not a very nutrient rich medium. Try throwing some worm castings in there.
kg4ejd
No light, no food, no dirt.
Dangerous_Grass4633
Looks like they are ready to be milked
Heavy_Wood
Blossom End Rot. A calcium absorption issue, but not as simple as adding more calcium. Google it.
ArthurCSparky
Tomatoes need more soil for their roots. If they weren’t bred for use in pots, they can thrive for only so long.
15 Comments
Looks like blossom end rot. Due to either a lack of calcium or inconsistent watering. Any tomatoes affected will not recover, but you might be able to cut out the bad parts.
Looks like blossom end rot, it’s a nutrition problem so at least you don’t have to worry about pests/fungi
Don’t despair you will nail it next crop✌🏼
Calcium transport issue.
Triple your pot size. Minimum.
You gotta feed the need. We fertilize weekly. That potting soil has nothing in it let alone the micronutrients it needs to make healthy skin
Calmag will fix it.
Bad watering habits
So a lot of people are saying watering. Which is true. But if you use MUCH bigger pots you will have an easier time with keeping the roots happily watered.
Honesyly, they need a larger container and more nutrients. Vegetable fertilizers are great and have the extra calcium, potassium, and phosphorus they need. More room, nutrients.
It looks like you’re growing this on cocopeat. Cocopest is not a very nutrient rich medium. Try throwing some worm castings in there.
No light, no food, no dirt.
Looks like they are ready to be milked
Blossom End Rot. A calcium absorption issue, but not as simple as adding more calcium. Google it.
Tomatoes need more soil for their roots. If they weren’t bred for use in pots, they can thrive for only so long.