Have you ever seen this?

madddawg · August 11, 2013

I have been getting a lot of tomatoes this year that look like this.

They are Celebrity. I didn't have any like this last year. I put some egg shells in the holes of some of the plants when I planted but sure if I did it to these. Maybe that's the cause. Just wondering.

Worth1 · August 11, 2013

No they are tomonions.

Worth

**carolyn137** · August 11, 2013

High sustained heat can cause nipples at the blossom end. Grow the same variety the next year and no nipples.It just depends on the weather in any one season and also the stage of developmentof the fruits..

Carolyn,who notes that some have found those nipples and said whoa,I've got a heart variety,which was wrong.

madddawg · August 11, 2013

A couple weeks ago we had some weather in upper 90s but seems to me its been in the upper 80s for the last couple weeks. I just looked it up for July the hottest was 98, One day. and the average was 86 per day and for the month as a whole it was 78. Not doubting your knowledge Carolyn, I will believe you. Thanks

indigosand · August 12, 2013

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Originally Posted by carolyn137

High sustained heat can cause nipples at the blossom end. Grow the same variety the next year and no nipples.It just depends on the weather in any one season and also the stage of developmentof the fruits..

Carolyn,who notes that some have found those nipples and said whoa,I've got a heart variety,which was wrong.

Interesting. That may very well be the answer to my question about my brandywines.

newatthiskat · August 12, 2013

I believe it takes quite a while for egg shells to really break down

cythaenopsis · August 14, 2013

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Originally Posted by carolyn137

High sustained heat can cause nipples at the blossom end. Grow the same variety the next year and no nipples.It just depends on the weather in any one season and also the stage of developmentof the fruits.

Ah, so THAT explains it! I am growing a Lemon Boy variety and the first fruit to ripen on it has a pronounced nipple, like that of a lemon. I figured that in addition to the lemon color that this also contributed to the name. But then, after the heat wave we experienced the other tomatoes haven't produced the same shape. Mystery solved. Thanks!

August 11, 2013	#1
madddawg Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Missouri Posts: 407	Have you ever seen this? I have been getting a lot of tomatoes this year that look like this. They are Celebrity. I didn't have any like this last year. I put some egg shells in the holes of some of the plants when I planted but sure if I did it to these. Maybe that's the cause. Just wondering. __________________ I grow a garden not just for the food I harvest, but for the creation of life itself. Johnny Cash

August 11, 2013	#3
carolyn137 Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Upstate NY, zone 4b/5a Posts: 21,169	High sustained heat can cause nipples at the blossom end. Grow the same variety the next year and no nipples.It just depends on the weather in any one season and also the stage of developmentof the fruits.. Carolyn,who notes that some have found those nipples and said whoa,I've got a heart variety,which was wrong. __________________ Carolyn

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madddawg Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Missouri Posts: 407	A couple weeks ago we had some weather in upper 90s but seems to me its been in the upper 80s for the last couple weeks. I just looked it up for July the hottest was 98, One day. and the average was 86 per day and for the month as a whole it was 78. Not doubting your knowledge Carolyn, I will believe you. Thanks __________________ I grow a garden not just for the food I harvest, but for the creation of life itself. Johnny Cash

August 11, 2013	#2
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	No they are tomonions. Worth

August 12, 2013	#6
newatthiskat Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: texas Posts: 1,451	I believe it takes quite a while for egg shells to really break down