Spots on fruit

TexasTycoon · July 13, 2015

Any idea what could be causing this? I killed two small stink bugs off of this plant last week, haven't seen any since. The foliage looks rough, I know, it was a magnesium deficiency that seems to be resolved in the new growth. I have three tomatoes growing on this plant currently, but this is the only one with spots like this.

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whistech · July 13, 2015

That looks like classic stink bug damage to me.

TexasTycoon · July 13, 2015

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Originally Posted by whistech

That looks like classic stink bug damage to me.

Is it still edible? Or should I just toss it?

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Worth1 · July 13, 2015

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Originally Posted by TexasTycoon

Is it still edible? Or should I just toss it?

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Ive been eating stink bug bitten tomatoes and peppers all summer long.
The only problem I know of it they are about useless for peeling.

Worth

b54red · July 14, 2015

I sure hope they are cause like Worth I've been eating them all summer too.

Bill

whistech · July 14, 2015

Yes, they are edible. Stink bug damage was so bad this for me that I pulled up my plants in mid June.

July 14, 2015

My stink bug experience has been that when they damage the fruit, there are white or green areas inside too, which I don't even want to eat.

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TexasTycoon Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2015 Location: Round Rock, TX, Zone 8b Posts: 1,157	Spots on fruit Any idea what could be causing this? I killed two small stink bugs off of this plant last week, haven't seen any since. The foliage looks rough, I know, it was a magnesium deficiency that seems to be resolved in the new growth. I have three tomatoes growing on this plant currently, but this is the only one with spots like this. Sent from my SM-N900P using Tapatalk __________________ -Kelly "To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow." - Audrey Hepburn Bloom where you are planted. Last edited by TexasTycoon; July 14, 2015 at 09:18 AM.

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whistech Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Between The Woodlands and Spring, Texas Posts: 553	That looks like classic stink bug damage to me.

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b54red Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Alabama Posts: 7,068	I sure hope they are cause like Worth I've been eating them all summer too. Bill

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JoParrott Guest Posts: n/a	My stink bug experience has been that when they damage the fruit, there are white or green areas inside too, which I don't even want to eat.