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Bill Orr
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 Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2005 1:21 am Post subject: tomato black spot |
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Each year, my tomatoes have a black rotten spot on the lower side that ruins
half the crop. Does this indicate some kind of soil deficiency; if so, what.
Also this year, I plan to use black plastic sheet mulch with pine bark mulch on
top of that. I haven't ever did this before so I can't predict the results. If
nothing else, it looks good and keeps the weeds out.
Bill
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GA Pinhead
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| Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2005 2:23 am Post subject: Re: tomato black spot |
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Bill:
Sounds like blossom end rot.
Calcium deficiency. You can spray calcium on the flowers as well as using
soil additives.
John!
"Bill Orr" <billbernice1@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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| Quote: | Each year, my tomatoes have a black rotten spot on the lower side that
ruins
half the crop. Does this indicate some kind of soil deficiency; if so,
what.
Also this year, I plan to use black plastic sheet mulch with pine bark
mulch on
top of that. I haven't ever did this before so I can't predict the
results. If
nothing else, it looks good and keeps the weeds out.
Bill
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http://home.earthlink.net/~billbernice1/
Includes "Poems of the Sea"
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Steve
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| Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2005 3:37 am Post subject: Re: tomato black spot |
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John is right, of course, but the problem is also made worse by uneven
moisture in the soil. I have been growing all my tomatoes through black
plastic mulch for several years now and blossom end rot is no longer a
problem.
Bill, if you follow your plan to use the black plastic, you might try
doing nothing else the first year. If the problem still exists, then try
a calcium spray. Do you suppose your soil is deficient in calcium? Do
you ever test your soil to see if you should be adding lime?
One more thing, if you live where it gets very hot early in the season,
then using the pine mulch over the plastic is good. If you live where
the season starts out rather cool, you might leave the pine mulch off
until the soil has a chance to warm up a bit.
Steve
GA Pinhead wrote:
| Quote: | Bill:
Sounds like blossom end rot.
Calcium deficiency. You can spray calcium on the flowers as well as using
soil additives.
John!
"Bill Orr" <billbernice1@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:3%XCd.1187$Pm6.860@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net...
Each year, my tomatoes have a black rotten spot on the lower side that
ruins
half the crop. Does this indicate some kind of soil deficiency; if so,
what.
Also this year, I plan to use black plastic sheet mulch with pine bark
mulch on
top of that. I haven't ever did this before so I can't predict the
results. If
nothing else, it looks good and keeps the weeds out.
Bill
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http://home.earthlink.net/~billbernice1/
Includes "Poems of the Sea"
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Bill Orr
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| Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2005 5:54 am Post subject: Re: tomato black spot |
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"Steve" <tlswilso@aol.com> wrote in message
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John is right, of course, but the problem is also made worse by uneven
moisture in the soil. I have been growing all my tomatoes through black
plastic mulch for several years now and blossom end rot is no longer a
problem.
Bill, if you follow your plan to use the black plastic, you might try
doing nothing else the first year. If the problem still exists, then try
a calcium spray. Do you suppose your soil is deficient in calcium? Do
you ever test your soil to see if you should be adding lime?
One more thing, if you live where it gets very hot early in the season,
then using the pine mulch over the plastic is good. If you live where
the season starts out rather cool, you might leave the pine mulch off
until the soil has a chance to warm up a bit.
Steve
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Thanks, Steve, also to John. I think I will do just as you suggested, Steve.
Yes, I have tested the ph of the soil. It tested a little high on acid a few
years ago so I added lime and the next year it tested ok. Now, I'll have to
wait until spring.
Regards,
Bill |
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