[Growing4mykids]

Hi all, have started to notice these little spots on some of my alicante's, is it owt or nowt? Thanks 

[pdblake]

Might just be some kind of damage, but looks like the start of blossom end rot.

[Growing4mykids]

The damage thing may be right as i've found them having a little lie-down a couple of times, fingers crossed! 

[DD.]

I'd say that was blossom end rot, it's right where it would be.

[Growing4mykids]

Thanks......I think  Is there anything that can be done or is that it, and does it spread? Thanks 

[bappelbe]

you need to water them more consistently to stop that happening - perhaps some tomato feed as well if you haven't been doing that.

[Growing4mykids]

Been watering and feeding religiously, should i remove it? thanks 

[mumofstig]

remove the BER fruit ? yes, there is rarely enough to eat - even if they ripen.

If they are watered regularly they will not produce more BER, but sometimes the amount of water we supply just doesn't match their requirements when it is scorching hot and they are trying to set a lot of fruit 

[Fairy Plotmother]

  Just popped up to the 'lotment to see what is going on (have been away for 4 days) and have found a tomato plant with signs of blight Browning on part of the stem and on several branches. I've pulled it up and discarded it. Later I shall go and spray  the toms and keep my fingers crossed. I lost all my toms last year and most of them the year before. I'm feeling quite upset as (and you all will know) such a lot of effort has gone in.

[mumofstig]

was it blight or botrytis? Inside or outside?

There is no recorded blight anywhere near London at the mo - so I'd be surprised if it was 

Could it have been Botrytis?

[Fairy Plotmother]

They're outside...what does botrytis look like? It was only 1 plant right in the middle of the bed......oooh I hope I'm wrong but it does look like blight to me, but I'm not an expert like some of you so I am happy to take advice on this. Thanks

[mumofstig]

google images show this as an example of Botrytis


So they can look alike, I suppose 

The patches tend to eventually get powdery or furry like this


Medwyn suggests lemon juice as a treatment, which may work - although - it's illegal to use it according to the EU.
http://www.medwynsofanglesey.co.uk/articles/285/overcoming_botrytis_in_tomatoes

[Fairy Plotmother]

Thanks MOS. The leaves looked brown like the picture but the stems are definatley brown and not furry. I looked in my veg expert book and it does look more like blight than anything else. Can there be isolated cases?

[mumofstig]

are there any potatoes or tomatoes with signs of blight elsewhere on the allotments?

I'm still inclined to believe it wasn't blight, but of course I could be wrong 

[Aunt Sally]

Tomatoes can suffer with early blight (not the same as late blight).  It is also called target spot as the lesions look like targets.