From: songbird@anthive.com   
      
   Snag wrote:   
   >    I guess that's what it is since they rot on that end . Anyway , I   
   > read that it's caused by a calcium deficiency . And since egg shells are   
   > mostly calcium ... but I read that it's not in an easily absorbed form .   
   >    My wife has a bottle of calcium/magnesium/zinc tablets ... I'm   
   > tempted to stuff one in the ground near the stem and see what happens .   
   > I was looking forward to having some stuff from the garden when she gets   
   > back from her trip (Alaska cruise with our daughter and her family - I   
   > got enough sailing when I was in the Navy) but it looks pretty much like   
   > that ain't happenin' . Lots of stuff getting started , damn little ready   
   > to pick - except green onions , lots of those ready to pick .   
      
     are you sure it is BER and not just a failure to pollinate?   
      
     are you seeing any bees in the blossoms?   
      
     are there the two sexes visible and potential cross pollen   
   sources?  for squash and other similar plants often there is   
   a better fruit set from having different varieties around.   
   selfing is usually not as good as crossing.   
      
     in the cucumber seed packages often there are a few seeds   
   of different varieties included just for this sort of purpose.   
      
      
     songbird   
      
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