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    For the past two years my Super Mamonde Tomatoes have suffered from a black blotch on about 60% of the crop.
    Can this be corrected by feeding or is it a fungal/viral thing?
    Any suggestions????
    You grow it; I'l tell you how to cook it

  • #2
    where's the blotch? underneath? if it is, it's blossom end rot, caused by uneven watering, or lack of calcium. Beefsteak tomatoes are more prone to it than others too.

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    • #3
      So, it's blossom end rot!
      What feed has a high calcium content
      I normally use a basic tomato feed in solution.
      You grow it; I'l tell you how to cook it

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      • #4
        Grrr. Mobile phone won't let me insert any carriage returns!!! Never mind... Blossom end rot (which is indeed the likely problem) is not typically about a lack of calcium as such, but that irregular and/or insufficient watering prevents the plant from being able to take up what is available. Some form of automated watering system helps in this regard... JV

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        • #5
          Originally posted by Ken the Chef View Post
          So, it's blossom end rot!
          What feed has a high calcium content

          The main problem is erratic watering, not lack of calcium per se



          edit : I see JV already said that. So I'm concurring
          Last edited by Two_Sheds; 02-06-2012, 06:47 PM.
          All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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          • #6
            Simple rule for this one never let the compost dry out whilst the fruit is swelling.

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