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Garden Problem
Posted on 6/13/13 at 12:54 pm
Posted on 6/13/13 at 12:54 pm
I have a problem with my belle peppers and roma tomatos. They start of great and as they reach full size a raw spot develops. Is it a soil issue or something else?
Posted on 6/13/13 at 12:56 pm to lsucm10
Sounds like blossom end rot.
Posted on 6/13/13 at 1:07 pm to lsucm10
Check pictures of bottom rot and see if that's it.
Posted on 6/13/13 at 3:32 pm to Jester
Looked at online pics and that is what it appears to be. Anything I can do at this point?
Posted on 6/13/13 at 4:10 pm to lsucm10
quote:It's a calcium deficiency in the plant, not necessarily in the soil. Plants inability to absorb calcium is triggered by irregular moisture.
Looked at online pics and that is what it appears to be. Anything I can do at this point?
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This relatively common garden problem is not a disease, but rather a physiological disorder caused by a calcium imbalance within the plant. It can occur in pepper, squash, cucumber, and melon fruits as well as tomatoes.
Blossom-end rot is most common when the growing season starts out wet and then becomes dry when fruit is setting. Damage first appears when fruits are approximately half their full size. The water-soaked areas enlarge and turn dark brown and leathery. These areas will eventually begin to rot, so the fruit should be picked and discarded.
Several factors can limit a plant’s ability to absorb enough calcium for proper development. These include: fluctuations in soil moisture (too wet or too dry), an excess of nitrogen in the soil, root damage due to cultivation, soil pH that’s either too high or too low, cold soil and soil high in salts.
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