Comments on: Tomato Blossom End Rot

By: Mare

Mare — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 18:58:08 +0000

Hi: Thanks for all the tips on Blossom end rot. Will try some. No one here in Albuquerque seems to know anything about the matter. Mare

By: Kenny Point

Kenny Point — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:47:44 +0000

Hi Danni, sure you can add the egg shells to the soil that the tomatoes are growing in. I wouldn’t worry too much about the blossom end rot at this stage as the condition usually improves as the season goes on and the tomato plants continue to grow and produce new fruits. Good luck and let us know how your topsy turvey containers work out.

By: Danni Piglowski

Danni Piglowski — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:22:46 +0000

Yes thank you about posting regarding blossom rot. I do have this problem with a twist: I am growing tomatoes in the topsy turvey tomato growers and I am getting the ends of the tomatoes rotting. I’m trying this growing method for the first time & am undecided if I will do it again next year. I have lots of tomatoes (green with rot) on one plant (my early girl tomatoes). The directions for the topsy turvey is to plant two plants in one container and then add the soil. We used Miracle Grow organic soil and I “feed” the tomatoes once a week with miracle grow tomato plant food. I water the plants once a day about a gallon or more for each container (I have two containers with a total of 4 plants). Some tomatoes do get red but majority are green with the rot. The egg shell idea sounds good. Should I add egg shells to the soil in these containers? I’m at a loss on what to do. Lots of money and time have been put into these plants with bad results. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Thank you. Danni

By: brett

brett — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:24:47 +0000

Help, my tomato plant in a topsy turvey is losing it’s yellow blossoms. what can I do

By: reghan

reghan — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 07:04:23 +0000

Hi Steve, My tomatoes appear to have blossom end rot, they have all the same symptoms and the pictures I can find all match. However, my soil is very high in calcium as it has had large quantities of lime over the past 5 years. Also, the PH is 7.5 rather than 6.5. I’ve read that blossom end rot is caused by too little calcium, but could too much calcium also cause this problem? Thanks

By: Kenny Point

Kenny Point — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 01:57:13 +0000

Steve, I don’t know how edible blossom end rotted tomatoes are, but I just don’t bother with them. Blossom rot often affects the ripening of the fruits and there usually isn’t much in the way of usable tomato flesh on the diseased fruits anyway.

By: Steve Corwin

Steve Corwin — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 23:14:23 +0000

If we cut off the end of the tomato that is affected, is the rest of the fruit edible.

By: Kenny Point

Kenny Point — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 03:28:59 +0000

Hi Tom, I wouldn’t worry too much about those early fruits that show signs of blossom end rot. The easiest way to measure the calcium levels would be to have a soil test performed. Many of the labs will offer suggestions to correct any deficiencies and provide a range for normal levels of all the nutrients that are tested. Good luck with your heirloom tomatoes.