a few of my big brandy tomatoes are forming black spots on the bottom, i just noticed these today but i pruned one last week that was entirely black at the base.
Also some of them are coming in crazy shapes (see last photo)
by BeansNThings
23 Comments
TreehousePirate
blossom end rot. check soil pH and add lime to increase calcium if necessary.
Agitated-Score365
Blossom end rot. Soil that gets too wet or two dry can cause it. It’s a metabolic issue where the plant cannot get enough calcium. Maybe some cal-mag or fish bone meal and mulch to pretext the soil.
beequeen639
The first 2 pics are blossom end rot.
MsLee24
Blossom end rot.
MarkinJHawkland
BER. They will not save. You should remove damaged fruit to conserve the energy being used to ripen them. Usually sorts itself out after the first few fruits.
Totalidiotfuq
Fix Blossom End Rot with epsom salt. Same stuff used for a bath soak. i used 5lb bag for a 50 foot row of peppers last year and it resolved all the B.E.R.
the last pic is not BER, just cracking due to variety and inconsistent watering. farmers grow tomatoes in open greenhouses so they can control the amount of daily watering and reduce cracking. When your tomato is dry and then gets lots of rain it soaks it all up til it’s nice n tight for the next drought, thus cracking your fruits
MarkinJHawkland
BER. Remove damaged fruit. Last pic just looks like cat facing which is no big deal.
3F6B6Y9T
First blossom end rot post I’ve seen of this season… time to leave this sub for a few months? 🤪
Public_Gardener
The last pic is just an heirloom doing its thing.
MailNo7763
Pic 4 looks like inconsistent watering. They go without and then get a big influx causing it to create these stretch marks, so to speak.
vanguard1256
Since the last one is catfacing, I’d wager that inconsistent watering is causing your ber
Benthic_Titan
Blossom end rot my guy. The tomatoes, they crave calcium
sunnylevant
you already got answers, but i’m curious about your set up – did you build these beds yourself?
Empty-Dimension4078
Irregular watering. It could also be a calcium deficiency in your soil.
johnthedebs
As all the other comments say, it’s called blossom end rot and due to a lack of calcium. But the fix most of the time is consistent watering, not adding anything to the soil (although that won’t hurt). Just don’t let the planters dry out. Last pic is totally normal.
denvergardener
I would have probably only put one tomato where you have 4.
hogweed75
BER – blossom end rot
Miserable-Star7826
Tums and a consistent watering schedule will fix that 👍
feldoneq2wire
Blossom end rot. Although it’s caused by an inability of the plant to distribute calcium to the fruit, it is rarely solved by all the shortcuts people suggest. Regular watering and correcting any pH deficiencies are the quickest way to make BER stop.
AmoebaNice4714
Bone meal also helps if you already have it, otherwise Cal-mag is a better solution assuming you don’t have the other in stock.
Gloomy-Wash-429
Blossom end rot, go ahead and pick that and discard it, and add a fast release lime to ur soil around ur plant
Glum_Preference_8473
Typically a ph problem which affects the plant’s ability to uptake calcium, fix the ph and add some calcium
AmyKlaire
Get a foliar spray containing calcium and follow the directions.
Switch from water-soluble nitrogen (eg urea) in your fertilizer to non-water soluble nitrogen. Some other element (I can’t remember which) is taking the place of calcium in the cell walls.
Remove the unripe fruit if it’s a lot of damage; but you can let it ripen and cut around the damage if it’s a small spot.
23 Comments
blossom end rot. check soil pH and add lime to increase calcium if necessary.
Blossom end rot. Soil that gets too wet or two dry can cause it. It’s a metabolic issue where the plant cannot get enough calcium. Maybe some cal-mag or fish bone meal and mulch to pretext the soil.
The first 2 pics are blossom end rot.
Blossom end rot.
BER. They will not save. You should remove damaged fruit to conserve the energy being used to ripen them. Usually sorts itself out after the first few fruits.
Fix Blossom End Rot with epsom salt. Same stuff used for a bath soak. i used 5lb bag for a 50 foot row of peppers last year and it resolved all the B.E.R.
the last pic is not BER, just cracking due to variety and inconsistent watering. farmers grow tomatoes in open greenhouses so they can control the amount of daily watering and reduce cracking. When your tomato is dry and then gets lots of rain it soaks it all up til it’s nice n tight for the next drought, thus cracking your fruits
BER. Remove damaged fruit. Last pic just looks like cat facing which is no big deal.
First blossom end rot post I’ve seen of this season… time to leave this sub for a few months? 🤪
The last pic is just an heirloom doing its thing.
Pic 4 looks like inconsistent watering. They go without and then get a big influx causing it to create these stretch marks, so to speak.
Since the last one is catfacing, I’d wager that inconsistent watering is causing your ber
Blossom end rot my guy. The tomatoes, they crave calcium
you already got answers, but i’m curious about your set up – did you build these beds yourself?
Irregular watering. It could also be a calcium deficiency in your soil.
As all the other comments say, it’s called blossom end rot and due to a lack of calcium. But the fix most of the time is consistent watering, not adding anything to the soil (although that won’t hurt). Just don’t let the planters dry out. Last pic is totally normal.
I would have probably only put one tomato where you have 4.
BER – blossom end rot
Tums and a consistent watering schedule will fix that 👍
Blossom end rot. Although it’s caused by an inability of the plant to distribute calcium to the fruit, it is rarely solved by all the shortcuts people suggest. Regular watering and correcting any pH deficiencies are the quickest way to make BER stop.
Bone meal also helps if you already have it, otherwise Cal-mag is a better solution assuming you don’t have the other in stock.
Blossom end rot, go ahead and pick that and discard it, and add a fast release lime to ur soil around ur plant
Typically a ph problem which affects the plant’s ability to uptake calcium, fix the ph and add some calcium
Get a foliar spray containing calcium and follow the directions.
Switch from water-soluble nitrogen (eg urea) in your fertilizer to non-water soluble nitrogen. Some other element (I can’t remember which) is taking the place of calcium in the cell walls.
Remove the unripe fruit if it’s a lot of damage; but you can let it ripen and cut around the damage if it’s a small spot.