Eureka or DUH! moment.

creister · May 21, 2008

Well, after losing some fruits (about 20 various types) all in earthboxes this year, and some last year the reason finally came to me. Oh yeah, the problem is BER. The boxes run out of water quicker than I had thought, thus causing stress and uneven moisture, etc, thus causing BER. I had attributed the stress to growing to quickly, but had this epiphany last night. Also, the slower growers are not suffering any BER.

So, check HEB about every 2-3 days during rapid growth and heavy fruit set.

May 21, 2008	#1
creister Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Abilene, TX zone 7 Posts: 1,478	Eureka or DUH! moment. Well, after losing some fruits (about 20 various types) all in earthboxes this year, and some last year the reason finally came to me. Oh yeah, the problem is BER. The boxes run out of water quicker than I had thought, thus causing stress and uneven moisture, etc, thus causing BER. I had attributed the stress to growing to quickly, but had this epiphany last night. Also, the slower growers are not suffering any BER. So, check HEB about every 2-3 days during rapid growth and heavy fruit set.