Hi everyone, I couldn't figure out how to create a poll with the image attached, so hope this works just as well…
So my neighbour is growing these tomatoes in a temperate climate, yet summer's been very dry and sunny. He put a net over them but it didn't enclose entirely, though some of these have been shaded enough, so direct sun I don't think is the culprit… So what is ?
Here's a few things that could have something to do with why the tomatoes turn this colour –always from the bottom up (and so far only on those red and not green) :
(1) he didn't plant the tomatoes in deep enough;
(2) I'm not sure he's watering enough, but maybe also not watering well (too much when he does) in the sense that he made the beds out of concrete so I'm not sure there is any drainage, and with the soil being high in clay…;
(3) the garden is close to a rather healthy patch of forest, and it seems fungi are very happy in this area;
(4) the soil he used has been depleted from animal overgrazing and monoculture farming in these meadowlands before he bought the place, and the proof is in the weeds.
Know that after cutting it off, they are still edible, so whatever it is does not affect the taste, but you can see the brown in the inside. Touching the patch just feels like a dry patch and no colour comes off onto my finger.
On a related (#2) note : does clay cause pH alkaline soil or acidity ? and how do you test your soil ?
Thanks in advance !
by ILajjagauriBrahman44
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