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got a black krim tomato with blossom end rot, can I still save the seed for next year, they are really sweet if you close your eyes to the wierd colour  ;D

Yes it's a physiological problem not a disease...  :)

I've saved seeds from toms with BER, as mentioned it is not a disease.

right, thanks both, will do that tomorrow  ;D

The seed should be fine, but if you give your toms some calcium you should not get the BErot because as saddad says, it is physiological.

BER is rarely due to a lack of calcium in the soil, and normally more to do with poor calcium uptake, it is usually caused by an erratic watering regime, and some cultivars are particularly prone to BER.

Quote from: amphibian on August 02, 2009, 07:16:53
BER is rarely due to a lack of calcium in the soil, and normally more to do with poor calcium uptake, it is usually caused by an erratic watering regime, and some cultivars are particularly prone to BER.

Is right.

Head hung in shame, I had ny typing fingers in action before my brain was in gear. yes it is due to lack of calcium, but calcium uptake is the problem as amphibian says due to erratic watering.
My info came from an old timer with years of allotmenteering, but I guess I should have read my more up to date books.  :-[