Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Help! My tomato plants are producing tomatoes that go moldy?

The plants themselves look great. It just seems that the tomatoes are all going bad and starting to spread to my green beans. Does anybody know what I should do. Thanks

Help! My tomato plants are producing tomatoes that go moldy?
It could be there is too much moisture in the ground, try and pick the tomatoes before they turn all red/orange put in a paper bag and they will get the right color. Take a piece of the plant to a garden center and ask what is going on. There could be a contaminent in the soil.
Reply:In some varieties of tomato, if the watering is uneven , i.e the soil dries out before you water it , a condition called " blossom -end rot" can develop where the tomato meets the calix . Once this happens mold can form on this area and the spores of this could spread to other plants nearby.





Water the tomatoes regularly especially in hot weather. Destroy any effected fruit away from the plants .


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