Sometimes a secondary infection can occur at the damaged area, which turns it mushy and wet. It appears as a brownish dry and firm sunken area.
As the name of the disorder indicates it occurs at the blossom end of the fruit. Their suckers are not normally removed, though some trimming helps with ventilation.īlossom End Rot is an environmental disorder caused by a calcium deficiency.
Determinate varieties normally set fruit in a concentrated time period. Remove any suckers (stems growing from the crotch of leaves) to keep the foliage under control, and they will set a later crop of larger fruit. Indeterminate tomatoes continue to grow and produce fruit until they are killed by frost. Vibrating the plant shakes pollen loose within the flowers, which then self-pollinate. Tomatoes do not rely on insects for pollination. If tomato plants are grown under cover, you can encourage pollination and fruit set by tapping the stem from time to time. Stop watering around the end of July to encourage the fruit to ripen. This will encourage greater root growth, helping with both nutrient uptake and the plants’ ability to stand up to dry conditions. At the time of final transplant, plants can be buried up to their first pair of true leaves. Bush types benefit from the support of a tomato cage in order to prevent sprawling. Vine varieties will require some kind of support such as a wire to grow up, or a trellis to be tied to as the plant grows.
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Tomatoes are tropical plants so they require full sun and lots of heat. Regular watering is vital, but don’t let the plants sit in water. By the same token, lighter soils warm more quickly, so transplants can go out sooner. Adding glacial rock dust will supply all the calcium they will need. The nutrition from heavy clay soils is excellent for tomatoes, but they are slow to warm, so transplanting should be done later. Dig in finished compost and manure, and add 1 cup balanced organic fertilizer beneath each transplant. Tomatoes like fertile, well drained soil that is rich in organic matter.
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