@obot50549535 @Shanmonster This link provides more information on blossom end rot:
https://u.osu.edu/thenews/2021/07/31/blossom-end-rot-in-tomatoes-causes-and-prevention/
Trying out some low-tech drip irrigation: gallon jug + pin hole.
From what I've been reading/watching about dealing with blossom end rot, it's caused by a calcium deficiency caused by inconsistent moisture levels.
The moisture in the soil is what is going to allow the plant to send calcium to fruit lower on the vine.
We can make more calcium available to the plant by adding bonemeal, but that shouldn't be necessary.
Tomatoes are fucking hard.
Blossom-end rot causes black patches in fleshy fruits like #aubergine, tomato and #pepper 🍆 🍅 🫑
This paper looks at a #starch-deficient #tomato mutant which is particularly #resistant to this, with only minor effects on #fruit size and #ripening - wow!
https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erad212
#TranscriptionalReprogramming #pyrophosphorylase #BlossomEndRot, #Carbohydrate #lipid #Solanum #fruit #development, #metabolism #stress
Tomato fruit with disrupted starch biosynthesis undergo an important transcriptional and metabolic remodeling that affects central carbohydrate and lipid metabo
Are your tomatoes suffering from blossom end rot? Here's how to identify it, what causes it and how to prevent it.
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https://www.mandycanudigit.com/2023/08/07/blossom-end-rot-in-tomatoes-peppers-and-aubergines/
Michael Meckler
Eric LeVan
Journal of Experimental Botany
Mandy Watson