Blossom End rot

rsg2001 · July 22, 2010

I have generally found BER to be exactly as Carolyn describes - something that goes away as the season wears on. However, I have two Eva Purple Ball plants in a self-watering container that, this year, have produced 8 BER tomatoes so far -- haven't had one that has fully grown yet (I take off the BER tomatoes so the plant doesn't put more energy into them). There are three small ones that haven't shown it yet. They're the only BERs I've had this year so far (counting both the in the ground and container planted tomatoes). It really surprises me because I've not treated that container any differently from the others. I've grown Eva in SWCs before with great success. I'm chalking it up to the weird conditions this year - the super hot spells we've been having. I've been doing a good job of making sure the containers aren't drying out.

Robbin

July 22, 2010	#1
rsg2001 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: New York Zone 6 Posts: 479	I have generally found BER to be exactly as Carolyn describes - something that goes away as the season wears on. However, I have two Eva Purple Ball plants in a self-watering container that, this year, have produced 8 BER tomatoes so far -- haven't had one that has fully grown yet (I take off the BER tomatoes so the plant doesn't put more energy into them). There are three small ones that haven't shown it yet. They're the only BERs I've had this year so far (counting both the in the ground and container planted tomatoes). It really surprises me because I've not treated that container any differently from the others. I've grown Eva in SWCs before with great success. I'm chalking it up to the weird conditions this year - the super hot spells we've been having. I've been doing a good job of making sure the containers aren't drying out. Robbin