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Produce => Under Glass => Topic started by: Two Choices on July 10, 2006, 20:38:39

Title: Is my end rotting?
Post by: Two Choices on July 10, 2006, 20:38:39

My Beefsteak Toms are approx 3 inches diameter and today I discovered that some have a coffee coloured brown circle the size of a ten pence piece opposite the stalk. Any suggestions??  having looked through the books I think it may be blossom end rot.  Can I be cured?

Title: Re: Is my end rotting?
Post by: MikeB on July 10, 2006, 21:20:12

Hi TC,
Go to http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/joomla/component/option,com_smf/Itemid,57/topic,21995.msg220094#msg220094
photo & cure

Mike

Title: Re: Is my end rotting?
Post by: saddad on July 11, 2006, 10:17:20

If the ten p sized patch is continous then yes you have BER but it shouldn't affect the other trusses if you cure the problem...
Many beefsteaks develop a large dimple around the blossom end with a brownish circle round the edge... that's normal.
 :-\

Title: Re: Is my end rotting?
Post by: Two Choices on July 11, 2006, 22:23:01

Thanks Mike for the useful link and Saddad for the info on Beefsteaks. It's the first year I've grown them.