Blossom End Rot: What It is and How to Fix It
when I first started growing a garden, I was so excited! …but some of my tomatoes looked gross! The bottoms were all gnarled and rotten. But what is it, and why did it happen? It’s called blossom end rot.
When your tomato plants begin to grow and develop, they sprout blossoms. From some (not all) of these blossoms, fruit will grow! As the fruit grows, it grows between the blossom and the vine, so when you look at a mature tomato, the “bottom” of it is where the blossom was located, hence called the “blossom end”. Blossom end rot is when that end begins to rot and decay prematurely.
To begin with, a small spot appears on the bottom of the tomato. The spot may remain small and superficial, but it could enlarge and darken quickly as the fruit develops, covering as much as one-half of the entire fruit surface. Large spots soon dry out and become flattened, black, and leathery in appearance and texture. Chances are, if you see blossom end rot on one of your tomatoes, you’re likely to see it on multiple fruits.
For more information about blossom end rot, what it is, and how to fix it, visit http://survivalathome.com/blossom-end-rot-fix/
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