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It is called Blossom End Rot, and it has plagued tomato growers forever. It is not completely understood, but it seems to be exacerbated by not enough calcium in the soil, and uneven watering. Putting a light scattering of lime in the tomato bed when you prepare it in the spring, keeping the water content of the soil even, and mulching the plants all lessen your chances of getting it. But nothing guarantees you wont get it. That's what I meant by "not completely understood".
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What is blossom end rot?
Blossom end rot is a problem on tomatoes caused by faulty watering it causes a large black splodge on the bottom of the fruit.
What causes an apple to rot?
Bacteria breaking down the items is what causes things to rot. When fruits such as apples, bananas and tomatoes ripen, they give off a gas called ethylene. Ethylene gas accelerates the ripening process, which will lead to over ripening.
Why do fungi and bacteria cause rotting to compost?
Fungi and Bacteria causes compost to rot because they are microbes...
Why do plant pots have holes at the bottom?
For drainage. Without the hole, the compost would become waterlogged and the plant roots may rot away.
Why is rot important?
why is rot important
What is blossom end rot?
Blossom end rot is a problem on tomatoes caused by faulty watering it causes a large black splodge on the bottom of the fruit.
What causes tomatoes to rot on the bottom?
There are a lot of things that can be a factor to this. More than likely,9 times out of 10, it is a calcium defficiency.Usually a calcium additive in the water can correct this problem.
What about white rot on green tomatoes?
It is called mold.
What causes food to rot?
Bacteria, mold, and yeasts can cause food to rot.
What causes mushrooms to rot?
Light???
What causes apples to rot?
oxidisation
What causes an apple to rot?
Bacteria breaking down the items is what causes things to rot. When fruits such as apples, bananas and tomatoes ripen, they give off a gas called ethylene. Ethylene gas accelerates the ripening process, which will lead to over ripening.
What causes pumkins to rot?
Bacteria and fungi.
What causes footrot?
A foot rot is a bacterial infection, so I guess bacteria cause foot rot .
How can the human body cause food to rot before eating it?
It can't. Bacteria causes the food to rot.
What bacteria causes bananas to rot?
clostrium perfringens
What causes earthquakes in the pacific coast?
The atmosphere in the pacific begins too rot at the bottom of the coast causing a friction which makes a 'crack', hense making the earthquake
