Rotting tomatoes
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Shannon Driggers on Jul 05, 2014Toni, Try this link. http://erec.ifas.ufl.edu/tomato-scouting-guide/id-keys/disease-key.shtml I hope it can help you find the answers you are looking for.Helpful Reply
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Kitty Manuel on Jul 06, 2014http://faq.gardenweb.com/faq/lists/tomato/2000082444023571.htmlHelpful Reply
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Douglas Hunt on Jul 06, 2014I am somewhat astonished you got you tomatoes to set fruit in Florida in the middle of the summer. It's generally regarded as too hot here in the summer to grow them. Your first photo shows blossom end rot, the incidence of which goes up greatly in hot temperatures. See more from the University of Florida extension service: http://okeechobee.ifas.ufl.edu/News%20columns/Blossom.End.Rot.htmHelpful Reply
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Pam Kaiser on Jul 06, 2014Blossom end rot. It starts from the root, lack of calcium, so nothing applied on the plant will help. I usually will have a few like this as they start ripening, then they get ok. Even watering helps.Those links will give you more info.Helpful Reply
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Jajohnsey on Jul 06, 2014Your infamous hole is a bird peck. My guess.Helpful Reply
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Traceycater on Jul 06, 2014We've got the same problem with our tomatoes, I got great advice from Douglas Hunt! It started with the roma tomato and then Cherry toms, now we have the big beautiful ones that you are showing. Yes, we do get birds that love to peck on them when they first start to ripen, we have finally started picking them and putting them in a paper grocery bag and it takes a while, but they will ripen and you will still get the great taste you want! I hope you find this helpful.We too know the struggles of the heat and gardening in Florida!Helpful Reply
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Debbie Dean on Jul 06, 2014All you need it 1/8 cup epson salt in a gal of water. Water twice in 1 week with this mixture and be sure you give it the same amount of water each day.Helpful Reply
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Toni on Jul 06, 2014Thank you Everyone! this has been a most helpful resource for me. I have gardened a lot in the North East for many years and never had such problems. This is my first of any gardening in the heat of FL. I am pretty certain after reading the link Doug referred me to that I have Overdone the watering and basically did my watering all wrong. We were not getting much rain and it was in the 90's so I panicked I wount say how much I drowned my poor plants. @ Debbie Dean what benefit does the epson salt solution have on tomatoes? Again thank you ALLHelpful Reply
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Myrna Engle on Jul 06, 2014You have Blossom end rot. basically caused by lack of calcium or having calcium bound up in the soil. You need to raise your Ph. This can be done with fast acting calcium, bone meal, gypsum. You must test your Ph to determine which product will help the most. check online advise.Helpful Reply
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Nene Jabczynski on Jul 06, 2014Bud rot can also be a result of top watering, or over watering. I only bottom water once per week. My plants are huge and healthy.Helpful Reply
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