![]() ![]() Recommendations for the use of agricultural chemicals are included in this article as a convenience to the reader. Too much nitrogen during this time will encourage fast growth.Īlthough tomato blossom end rot, cracking or splitting cannot be completely eliminated, paying close attention to these few things can make these problems occur less often on those home grown tomatoes. While tomatoes do need fertilizer, avoid fertilizers heavy in nitrogen during fruit development. Although it is hard to prevent too much rain at one time, you can control how much you irrigate your tomatoes to prevent soil and plants from drying out. Be sure to water on a regular schedule as much as possible. There are a few things you can do to prevent the problem in future growing seasons. Unfortunately there is no treatment that will undo the cracking on tomatoes. Some of the common reasons cracking occurs on tomatoes is fluctuations in watering and temperature or fast growth due to excess nitrogen fertilizer. The cause for cracking on tomatoes is usually an environmental problem. Avoid applying too much fertilizer at one time and avoid high rates of nitrogen fertilizer.Īnother common problem is when cracking or splitting occurs on tomatoes. ![]() Mulching around plants will conserve soil moisture and reduce moisture fluctuations in the soil. Proper watering and fertilizing practices are important in reducing blossom-end rot. Soil test kits are available at Wayne County Extension Office. Getting a soil test will be the only way to determine for sure what your soil pH is and how much lime you should add. ![]() Adding lime to the soil will increase the soil pH and add calcium to the soil. Optimum soil pH for tomatoes should be 6.5 to 6.7. If the soil pH is too low, calcium is not available to the plant. If blossom-end rot is a recurring problem each year, you should get a soil test to see what the soil pH is. Check the label for how much and how often you should spray. Ideally, calcium spray should start when the first green tomatoes are about the size of a silver dollar. When blossom-end rot is first spotted, spraying a calcium solution (Tomato Saver, Blossom-end Rot Preventer, Stop Rot) will help reduce blossom-end rot on later tomatoes. If you have a lot of tomato plants with blossom-end rot, it might be good to pick off and get rid of the fruits that are severely affected. They are safe to eat, but it reduces the amount of tomato that can be used. As far as correcting goes, the tomatoes already affected will continue to be deformed. Of course the question is, what can be done to prevent or correct blossom-end rot. Inconsistent soil moisture is often the main contributor to blossom-end rot. Extreme fluctuations in soil moisture (either too dry or too wet) result in a greater incidence of blossom-end rot. Tomatoes require about 1 inch of water per week. One way is if soil pH is too low which would cause calcium to not be available to the plant.ĭry weather or improper watering practices can also contribute to a calcium deficiency in the tomato fruit. There are a couple of things that can cause calcium to be deficient in the tomato. The nutrient that is lacking is calcium.Īs mentioned previously, blossom-end rot is due to a lack of calcium in the fruit. Estoy de Acuerdo / I agreeīlossom-end rot is not a disease but instead is a nutrient deficiency. Please note that some applications and/or services may not function as expected when translated. NC State Extension does not guarantee the accuracy of the translated text. As with any Internet translation, the conversion is not context-sensitive and may not translate the text to its original meaning. To the extent there is any conflict between the English text and the translation, English controls.Ĭlicking on the translation link activates a free translation service to convert the page to Spanish. ![]() Por favor, tenga en cuenta que algunas aplicaciones y/o servicios pueden no funcionar como se espera cuando se traducen.Įnglish is the controlling language of this page. NC State Extension no garantiza la exactitud del texto traducido. Al igual que con cualquier traducción por Internet, la conversión no es sensible al contexto y puede que no traduzca el texto en su significado original. En la medida en que haya algún conflicto entre la traducción al inglés y la traducción, el inglés prevalece.Īl hacer clic en el enlace de traducción se activa un servicio de traducción gratuito para convertir la página al español. El inglés es el idioma de control de esta página. ![]()
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