Is this BER also. Thanks.

raindrops27 · July 27, 2011

Just let me know, what this is..
I am a bit perturbed. Seems, I have been waiting forever to taste my first ripe fruit.

Went out in the garden, to examine my blushed fruits. Low, and behold. This makes number 3. What is it. I am thinking BER. But, am not sure. They are already in the garbage, but in the future. Could I possibly hack the bad part off, to eat. Or is it not safe.

Thanks in advance

Melissa

liannenc · July 27, 2011

Yup, looks like BER to me. You can try cutting out the bad part and eating the rest (it's safe) but sometimes the BER is more extensive on the inside and you can't salvage enough to eat. Those I'd toss, or you can compost them.

I know it's really disappointing to find this when you've been waiting so long for the first ripe one....

tam91 · July 27, 2011

I've eaten half of a few tomatoes so far. Never had BER before - grrr.

raindrops27 · July 27, 2011

This is the first year for me, to have BER.

Thanks for the answer guys.

dice · July 28, 2011

You can also hack off the BER part and save seeds from the rest.

Elizabeth · July 28, 2011

I'm not sure that is BER. It kinda looks like other damage, like it was sitting on a trellis or was otherwise physically harmed. The one on the left looks like it's corky rather than mushy.

I've had a bunch of BER this year - I have yet to eat a Black Krim - BER on every single one. The plant next to it is fine, so I'm not sure what's up. It sure is frustrating when you are looking forward to eating a luscious looking tomato and something goes amuck at the end.

raindrops27 · July 29, 2011

Dice,

Hi, how are you? How is your garden coming along? I hope very well.

As for seed saving.

Will wait for next season, to start saving seed for the first time. Not only do I have spots that could, or could not be BER, on my maters. (Which, when I discovered the spots. It took all of my might, not to pitch them clear across the yard, so I could take pictures.) To add insult to injury. I really do not know what varieties, I really have planted anymore. I lost my garden plan sheet. All I remember, I planted 2 black Krims, 2 Cherokee Purple, one from seed. One from box store,( which I don't think is a true CP, as the plant has grown all of 2ft) a whole bunch of rainbow heirloom seeds, that were mixed up in the package, a few others. That now, I have no idea of which is which.

This growing season, has really not been that great for me. The rows of corn did not do well, grew all of 2-3 ft, started tassling. (This has never happened before) Squash plants sulked, turned yellow setting only male flowers, no females. Until, I got fed up and just pulled them. No idea, if I will have time, to get melons or not. As, they have not set fruit, just vines, and flowers. I am so looking forward to next year.

I have a question however Dice. What cover crop will be best for me to plant, where I will grow tomatoes, next season? Thanks very much in advance.

Elizabeth~ I have no clue. As, the tomatoes were high off the ground. So, I do not know how they could of gotten damaged. Unless, the rabbit that visit' my garden daily, to check to see if the carrots are ready, or the birds. Corky, what does that mean?

Well, I will await to see, what happens. I know, I will get to taste one fruit, no matter what. As, I picked a fruit from the mystery CP extra early,(Which is still green, hard as a rock) as it had split, and a thunderstorm was looming. So what, if I have to cut each slice razor thin, to make it stretch for 1 BLT & 1 TLT. I will at least have that!

dice · July 29, 2011

"Unknown Pretty Good Pink", eh. Oh well.

My garden is doing ok, it is just way behind due to a long,
cold spring. The garden thinks it is early June instead of
the end of July.

Up north there, a mix of winter rye and hairy vetch is probably
the most reliable winter cover crop as far as living through hard
freezes and putting on most of its growth in spring. I would plant
it around the first of September, before you even pull the plants.
You can plant more in the planting holes once the plants are pulled,
but if those turn out to be too late, you still have the earlier ones
between plants and in paths to put some roots down and provide
organic matter after you mow it next spring.

http://www.hort.cornell.edu/bjorkman...rcrops/rye.php
http://www.hort.cornell.edu/bjorkman...airy-vetch.php

You cut them down with a mower, weedeater, hedge trimmer, etc
in May after you see flowers. If there is a lot of rye, it can be hard to
turn into the soil, because there is a lot of tough top growth there.
I have just cut it off close after it flowers, raked it off to the side, turned
the stubble over with a shovel, and used the mowed top growth for
mulch. By the time it is time to turn the stubble under, the last year's
top growth that was used for mulch is mostly broken down and easily
turned under along with the new stubble.

A description from a no-till farmer who uses winter rye and hairy vetch
in Pennsylvania: http://www.cedarmeadowfarm.com/Publi...es/News10.html

July 27, 2011	#3
tam91 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Crystal Lake IL Posts: 2,484	I've eaten half of a few tomatoes so far. Never had BER before - grrr. __________________ Tracy

July 28, 2011	#5
dice Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: PNW Posts: 4,743	You can also hack off the BER part and save seeds from the rest. __________________ -- alias

July 28, 2011	#6
Elizabeth Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: San Diego Coastal - Zone 10b Posts: 204	I'm not sure that is BER. It kinda looks like other damage, like it was sitting on a trellis or was otherwise physically harmed. The one on the left looks like it's corky rather than mushy. I've had a bunch of BER this year - I have yet to eat a Black Krim - BER on every single one. The plant next to it is fine, so I'm not sure what's up. It sure is frustrating when you are looking forward to eating a luscious looking tomato and something goes amuck at the end. __________________ Elizabeth If I'm going to water and care for a plant it had better give me food, flowers or shade.

July 29, 2011	#8
dice Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: PNW Posts: 4,743	"Unknown Pretty Good Pink", eh. Oh well. My garden is doing ok, it is just way behind due to a long, cold spring. The garden thinks it is early June instead of the end of July. Up north there, a mix of winter rye and hairy vetch is probably the most reliable winter cover crop as far as living through hard freezes and putting on most of its growth in spring. I would plant it around the first of September, before you even pull the plants. You can plant more in the planting holes once the plants are pulled, but if those turn out to be too late, you still have the earlier ones between plants and in paths to put some roots down and provide organic matter after you mow it next spring. http://www.hort.cornell.edu/bjorkman...rcrops/rye.php http://www.hort.cornell.edu/bjorkman...airy-vetch.php You cut them down with a mower, weedeater, hedge trimmer, etc in May after you see flowers. If there is a lot of rye, it can be hard to turn into the soil, because there is a lot of tough top growth there. I have just cut it off close after it flowers, raked it off to the side, turned the stubble over with a shovel, and used the mowed top growth for mulch. By the time it is time to turn the stubble under, the last year's top growth that was used for mulch is mostly broken down and easily turned under along with the new stubble. A description from a no-till farmer who uses winter rye and hairy vetch in Pennsylvania: http://www.cedarmeadowfarm.com/Publi...es/News10.html __________________ -- alias

July 27, 2011	#2
liannenc Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Zone 7b in Concord, North Carolina Posts: 76	Yup, looks like BER to me. You can try cutting out the bad part and eating the rest (it's safe) but sometimes the BER is more extensive on the inside and you can't salvage enough to eat. Those I'd toss, or you can compost them. I know it's really disappointing to find this when you've been waiting so long for the first ripe one....

July 27, 2011	#4
raindrops27 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: long island Posts: 327	This is the first year for me, to have BER. Thanks for the answer guys.