tomato trouble

Discussion in 'Edible Gardening' started by vegpatch, Jul 27, 2008.

  1. vegpatch

    vegpatch Gardener

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    Hi, a few of my tomatoes (the fruits themselves) have gone brown on the top. What could this be?
     
  2. glenw

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  3. vegpatch

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    Similar but it has only affected a few fruits. The rest seem ok. Could this still be blight?
     
  4. tweaky

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    Would suggest you ask on your forum vegpatch!!
     
  5. vegpatch

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    not many members on my forum but i know them personally and I have asked them already :)
     
  6. tweaky

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    In that case...all I can say is that I have experienced this with outdoor tomatoes over the years, but just pulled off the affected fruits as it didn't seem to affect the healthy ones.
     
  7. glenw

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    I think it could still be blight, i'm no expert mind you. I can't think of anything else that could cause it. Blossom end rot will make the other end of the tomato go black but I assume yours are black at the plant side? Do the plants lookt healthy? I would follow tweakys advise, pick off the affected fruits ASAP and keep your fingers crossed!! Possibly best to water the base of the plants rather than the whole plant ( IF thats what your are doing) as I suppose the water sitting where the stem meets the fruit could start the fruit rotting also.

    As I say, only guessing, i'm no expert by any means!!
     
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  9. vegpatch

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    Thanks for your help peeps. fingers crossed it shouldn't have too much affect on the whole plant as i have picked off the bad ones :)
     
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