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- From: Alex McGregor <waldenfarm AT sprintmail.com>
- To: market farming <market-farming AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
- Subject: Re: Tomatoes: bottom rot
- Date: Wed, 24 May 2000 13:25:23 -0400
Brian,
Dawn pretty much covered it- calcium deficiency in the soil, or cultural
practices
preventing plant from absorbing calcium, if it is indeed blossom end rot.
Extension is
good on identifying pests and diseases- use them for that and ignore their
spraying
recommendations.
The only way to tell if it's a soil deficiency is to have a comprehensive
soil test
done. Pay attention also to the ratio of all 12 major plant nutrients,
especially the
Calcium/Magnesium balance.
Something I've never tried, but a nearby farmer (same soil type) told me she
poured milk
around her plants once and had no subsequent blossom end rot that season.
Worth a try
and makes sense- a soluble Ca source. Cheap too, if you have a cow.
Alex McGregor
Walden Farm
"Fellows, Brian" wrote:
> How do I prevent against bottom rot on my tomatoes? I've had it before --
> rather, my tomatoes have had it -- but that's when the fruit was actually in
> contact with the ground. This time, they are well above ground level
> (6"-12").
-
Tomatoes: bottom rot,
Fellows, Brian, 05/24/2000
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- Re: Tomatoes: bottom rot, Dawn M. Ripley, 05/24/2000
- Re: Tomatoes: bottom rot, Jill Taylor Bussiere, 05/24/2000
- Re: Tomatoes: bottom rot, Alex McGregor, 05/24/2000
- Re: Tomatoes: bottom rot, Bill Shoemaker, 05/24/2000
- Re: Tomatoes: bottom rot, Peg Cook, 05/24/2000
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