Go away BER

Blossom End Rot really bummed me out this summer. Every single tomato plant suffered from it. Even the tomatoes that weren't Romas. (sigh) A couple of weeks back, I decided to collect eggshells and crush them to sprinkle over the soil of the tomato plants. I think it helped a little.


Finally, we harvested some tomatoes with no sign of Blossom End Rot. However, so far we've had more fruit with BER than without it. It was so disappointing! Next year, more varieties of tomatoes for sure!!

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Sadness in the Garden

My husband came into the kitchen the other day, and said, "Honey, you have to see what's going on in the garden!" The first thing I thought was, oh no, not the bugs again! Nope, this is just as bad! Look at all of our tomatoes that have blossom end rot!

I googled what could be causing this. The 2 main reasons were moisture stress or lack of calcium in the soil. I suspect that it's the uneven watering of the garden. It has barely rained in 2 weeks and it's been in the 90s and 100s. Sigh....

A friend of ours also suggested that we add some crushed eggshells to the soil to add calcium. We'll try that to see if it works. Luckily, there are some fruit with no rot, so hopefully all is not lost. :(

Does anyone have any advice on how to fix this?