stem rot on tomatoes

grampy210 · August 4, 2009

can anyone tell me what makes tomatoes rot at or near the stem. i have thrown out 40 or so tomatoes. this isn't blossem end rot. thank you for your help.

Blueaussi · August 4, 2009

You can go here:

http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/p...emsolver/ripe/
and check out the pictures. As you can see, more than one thing can cause rot on a tomato.

Sherry_AK · August 4, 2009

Could be botrytis.

http://vegetablemdonline.ppath.corne...o_Botrytis.htm

August 4, 2009	#1
grampy210 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: mass Posts: 8	stem rot on tomatoes can anyone tell me what makes tomatoes rot at or near the stem. i have thrown out 40 or so tomatoes. this isn't blossem end rot. thank you for your help.

August 4, 2009	#3
Sherry_AK Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Alaska Zone 3/4 Posts: 1,857	Could be botrytis. http://vegetablemdonline.ppath.corne...o_Botrytis.htm Last edited by Sherry_AK; August 4, 2009 at 03:27 PM.

August 4, 2009	#2
Blueaussi Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: South Carolina Zone 8a Posts: 1,205	You can go here: http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/p...emsolver/ripe/ and check out the pictures. As you can see, more than one thing can cause rot on a tomato.