From: T@invalid.invalid   
      
   On 8/26/25 2:57 AM, songbird wrote:   
   > T wrote:   
   >> Hi All,   
   >>   
   >> My tomato plant is producing tomatoes with blossom rot.   
   >>   
   >> I thought this was caused by lack of water and lack of   
   >> calcium.  The plant get deluged with water every two   
   >> days and I give it a lot of organic bone meal.   
   >>   
   >> What am I missing?   
   >   
   >    root system development vs. heat and demand upon said   
   > root system.  if your upper portion of the plants is   
   > more than what the roots can provide...  one way to   
   > deal with this is to limit how many fruits you allow   
   > to develop (which is sad).   
   >   
   >    normally for us this happens with the first fruits   
   > developed during the season and then improves with   
   > later production.  this year there is a longer time   
   > of BER and i've had to discard those fruits.   
   >   
   >    with the tomato processing season just getting going   
   > we'll see how it goes, but this year has been a real   
   > struggle with a lot of issues so my hopes are right now   
   > is to just get through it and do my best with what we   
   > get.   
   >   
   >   
   >    songbird   
      
      
   Thank you!   
      
   This is the first fruits.   I have about 25 green   
   ones developing.   
      
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