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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: jarigo on September 13, 2015, 17:19

Title: Tomato rot
Post by: jarigo on September 13, 2015, 17:19

Some of my tomatoes are rotting at the stem and falling off the plant. Other tomatoes on same plant are healthy.Any suggestions would be helpful.

Title: Re: Tomato rot
Post by: Headgardener22 on September 13, 2015, 17:21

Could it just be they're ripe? Alternatively grey mould?

Title: Re: Tomato rot
Post by: jarigo on September 13, 2015, 17:41

Thanks for reply.I think it could be mould as they are still green.

Title: Re: Tomato rot
Post by: mumofstig on September 13, 2015, 18:51

Yup, Botrytis strikes again - the same thing is happening in one of my greenhouse, so stripped it out the other day.

The toms are now ripening on a tray in the kitchen, I'll be watching them like a hawk, for any sign of spoilage  ::)