Blossom End Rot Rears Its Head

Blossom end rot, a common tomato disease, can become a problem if there’s insufficient calcium in the soil. Photo by Lynn Ketchum.  I am getting a lot of calls about tomatoes that are big and beautiful, but get a black spot.  That black spot starts on the blossom end...

Blossom End Rot in Tomatoes

Blossom end rot can ruin your tomatoes.  Nothing is more frustrating than to have a big, beautiful tomato that is just about ripe develop a rotting spot on the bottom, where the blossom was.  This is what blossom end rot does. It can take out half the tomato...