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Hey, gardener type people - I'm losing most of my tomatoes to blossom end rot - but at this point in the season I'm pretty much screwed, right?

Posted by Reagen Aug 17 '12, 10:03

no real emergency action I can take once it starts or once the tomatoes are formed?

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nobody truly knows WTH causes BER..yeah calcium ..however its not a shortage in the soil but a problem utilitzing it, some believe a relationship of.. - zeitgeist Aug 17, 10:53
the plant damage is hard to reverse. the plants need less nitrogen and more calcium... are they in the ground or containers? -- nm - gLu Aug 17, 10:14
Tangentially, Heather somehow got it in her head this summer that she really wants to start composting - prayformojo Aug 17, 10:06 2
- you could trade it for something else -- nm - zork Aug 17, 10:08
- black gold -- nm - JenBro Aug 17, 10:07

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