What causes blossom end rot? The culprit of blossom end rot in tomatoes is not a bug or a disease. This tomato problem, also known as bottom rot, is caused by a lack of calcium brought on by dry ...

Learn how to perform a home DIY soil test for alkaline or acidic soils and what you need to know about minerals in your water. For the past three years, I’ve had blossom end rot on all my tomatoes.

For the past several gardening seasons, I have had an unusually high incidence of blossom end rot on my tomato vines. I realize this is a physiological problem, but are there certain tomato hybrids ...

Q: Last year I had big problems with blossom end rot in my tomatoes. I understand that it is caused by lack of calcium. I read several different ways to increase calcium in my soil, but none worked.

13:34, Wed, Aug 6, 2025 Updated: 13:36, Wed, Aug 6, 2025 With tomato harvest season in full swing, many gardeners will be picking their tomatoes ready to enjoy in a summer salad, blended up into a ...

Blossom-end rot is a disorder that results in the decay of tomato fruits on their blossom end. Photo provided I recently received an email from Frank Koziol with some pictures of tomatoes from his ...

Q. I’ve been growing tomatoes for the past two years with disappointing results. The plants themselves grew well and made tomatoes, but the bottoms of the tomatoes were brown and dry. I’m discouraged ...

One of the current issues plaguing the home gardener right now is blossom-end rot on tomatoes. Often mistaken for a disease, it is primarily a physiological problem. No bacteria or pest causes blossom ...

Blossom-end rot occurs when a tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) plant cannot deliver enough calcium to the fruit. It shows up on the end of the tomato opposite the stem, where the blossom was, in the form ...

My tomato blossom-end rot is worse than past years. My theory is we had a lot of rain early, followed by a dry spell in mid-July, followed by a lot more rain. Some internet blogs suggest adding ...