blossom end rot it is a problem that easily happens to those who grow tomatoes in the garden, it manifests itself in the fruit, where rotting is observed in the final part of the tomato (the tip).
Jokingly, blossom end rot is also called p’s “black ass” homodorus a saying so widespread that it can almost be considered a technical term of agriculture.
The tomato is a plant subject to several diseases, such as mildew, which can be disastrous. Fortunately, blossom-end rot, on the other hand, represents a less serious adversity and a simpler solution, as we will discover. However, if the “black ass” is overlooked can still completely ruin the harvest .
We are talking about a physiopathy and not a disease . The affected plant is not actually diseased but is simply suffering, usually from a disease problem. calcium deficiency .
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Fixing rot is easy and it does not necessarily require the use of chemicals: once the cause is understood, all you have to do is intervene by giving the tomato plant what it needs to develop in a balanced way. As we will see in more detail, the probable causes of putrefaction are water imbalance and calcium deficiency, for whom good management of fertilization and irrigation is the best way to prevent and cure “black bottom”.
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Blossom end rot treatment
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how it manifests
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Physiopathy: what it means
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Causes of blossom end rot
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Calcium deficiency rot
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Rot from lack of water
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Rot due to excess or imbalance of water
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Excess nitrogen or potassium decay
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Prevent blossom end rot
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Plowing
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Fundus fertilization
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The right watering
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Other good cultural practices
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Varieties of hardy tomatoes
Severe blossom end rot
First a little summary dedicated to those who read this article in front of a half-rotten tomato plant and wonder how to cure blossom end rot.
My advice is to read until the end, because understanding the causes of the problem not only helps to solve it but to prevent this from happening again in the years to come.
Generally, blossom end rot of tomatoes is caused by calcium deficiency in most cases we can solve it by providing the plant an organic fertilizer with a high calcium content .
However, in many cases calcium is present in the soil, but the plant cannot absorb it properly . Therefore, calcium intake may not be very effective or only useful in the short term.
Therefore, if we really want to cure the “black ass”, we must identify the precise cause of the non-absorption. Often the reason is related to water: water deficiency, excess or imbalance these are triggering factors, as we will see later.