What causes this in these tomatoes?
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Douglas Hunt on Sep 04, 2014I suspect you are waiting too long to harvest, Louise. You can actually pick tomatoes any time after they are past the "breaker" stage, when they are half green and half pink, because at this point a layer of cells forms across the stem of the tomato, effectively sealing it off from the main plant. At this point, the tomato is not getting any more nutrition from the plant. Many sources recommend picking tomatoes when they are "pink" in areas where summers are hot, which they certainly are in Georgia.Helpful Reply
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Louise on Sep 21, 2014OK, so I started picking the tomatoes before they were completely red. But now, instead of a boo-boo on them (see tomato at the top), they have yellow areas (see the tomato at the bottom). Why? I always thought "vine ripened" meant literally turning very red on the vine. No so?Helpful Reply
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Joe Risi on Jan 04, 2015I have the same issue... I've been told to have my soil sampled that there may be a deficiency in my soil. I am going to do this this year.Helpful Reply
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Hope Tacker on Jan 20, 2015It looks like you have what is called blossom ( or bottom ) end rot. It is a lack of calcium in your soil.Helpful Reply
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Nina on Jan 20, 2015looks like sun blister or you need to put lime in your soil !Helpful Reply
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Lisa on Jan 20, 2015Might be blight. I add skim milk powder to the soil to try to prevent this.Helpful Reply
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Heidi Zator on Jan 20, 2015looks like blight to me, comes from cold moist air, one way to prevent this is to cover the plants with a crop cover.Helpful Reply
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