These are my first tomato fruits, ever š I used potting soil and cow fertilizer,
I added NPK 10-10-40 a few times.
Google says itās either inconsistent watering or calcium deficiency, and I should check ph level of the soil and remove the damaged fruits
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I worry that the plant wonāt be able to produce more fruits if I removed these (summer is coming and itās scorching hot)
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How do I know if itās calcium deficiency?
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I water them 3 times a week, is this considered sufficient?
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Itās between 14-29 degrees now (C) but a cold wave is coming next week, should I water them the same amount and frequency during the cold?
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How do I check PH levels?
by Shibamiss
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Add calmag. Its a calcium and magnesium deficiency. These are the symptoms of blossom end rot.
Blossom End Rot. Caused by inconsistent watering. Inconsistent watering causes nutrient deficiencies including calcium deficiency, which causes BlossomEndRot. You’re either over or under-watering.
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This is blossom end rot. Here’s a resource explaining it in detail. Short form – it’s almost always caused by erratic watering, which messes up the transportation of calcium. Just adding calcium will not fix the issue.
https://www.reddit.com/r/vegetablegardening/comments/wt6tgw/blossom_end_rot/
Inconsistent watering
Blossom end rot. Check your watering schedule and get some calcium. I put eggshells in the garden throughout the year and those work fine for this condition.
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Photo 2, id pluck and toss. Maybe the same for 4.
You have blossom end rot. Which can mean multiple things in my experience. Lack of calcium or improper watering.
To combat the calcium, for the last three years, Iāve added a cracked full egg under each tomato plant. I havenāt had much issue with BER since doing this. Watering wise itās trickier and more on you but water at the base of plant with a good drink in the mornings is my go to.
Sometimes they do bounce back. Other times they progress and rot on the vine.
I water my tomatoes daily. They seem to produce best for me that way and they don’t get BER. The one time a plant had BER, I was experimenting with watering fewer times a week, but more deeply. The plants didn’t like that.
Could just be a varietal issue. Some varieties are more prone to blossom end rot than others. I hate growing romas because they’re the only variety, in my climate, to suffer from blossom end rot. I grow a 100’x30′ greenhouse full of tomatoes and roma are the only variety with BER that I’ve had in recent years