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Is this the beginning of blossom end rot?
Mel Mcbride
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in Fruit & veg
Hiya, I just noticed this today. They're at the top of the plant, only two are like it, on the one plant so far.
What I can tell you about them: The toms effected are growing in such a way that rain can hit them and the sun is directly on them, not bouncing off the leaves. We've had no rain in last few days, I water the soil, not leaves.
Ph's all around 6.5. I water same times each day, give or take an hour. A little extra on super hot days, if they dry out. Feed them once a week. Last feed I gave them seaweed instead of tomato feed for the first time.
I don't know what else to add, that's all I can think of.
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I'm moving you up the forum Mel. Can't help otherwise, the pic is small and my screen is small. I can barely tell they're tomatoes
In the sticks near Peterborough
Not sure it's blossom end rot, it's more like deformed fruit caused by lack of water at some point.
Hard to get a good look at the image because of its small size. Anyway, it's not BER. BER manifests as a distinct patch with a leathery texture. It will gradually darken to almost black. Can you post a larger picture for a closer look?