Produced well
These seeds produced lots of fruit and looked very nice and healthy. The tomatoes themselves weren't especially flavoursome or fragrant.
GardenGirl
UK
These seeds produced lots of fruit and looked very nice and healthy. The tomatoes themselves weren't especially flavoursome or fragrant.
GardenGirl
UK
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Julie Losh
Hello Julie, Blossom end rot will only affect the bottom of the tomato, so I suspect yours are suffering from something else. They are prone to a number of things that will make the fruits rot, so I am not really sure what might be causing this with yours. I would remove all the damaged tomatoes as quickly as possible and keep an eye on the watering and air circulation. I'm sorry not to be more help. Helen Plant Doctor
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kate roberts
Hello Kate, There is something called Dry Set, which means the growth of the tomatoes stops when they are still very small. This is brought about by the air being too hot and dry when pollination is taking place, and the best way to cure this is to mist the plants with water twice a day - in the morning and evening.
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