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wayne170534

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rings on tomatoes

« on: September 18, 2010, 15:56 »

my toms have white scar-like rings going round them, can anyone tell me what they are and the causes of it so i can avoid the same problem next time?

many thanks

wayne

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it wasnt me i didnt touch it!

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Re: rings on tomatoes

« Reply #1 on: September 18, 2010, 16:02 »

Can be due to rapid changes in growing conditions, temperature, watering etc..

Try to maintain a stable environment.

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Did it really tell you to do THAT on the packet?

peterjf

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Re: rings on tomatoes

« Reply #2 on: September 18, 2010, 23:50 »

scar tissue from irregular / too much watering ,

the fruit grows faster then the skin stretches

causes it to split

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Re: rings on tomatoes

« Reply #3 on: September 19, 2010, 06:55 »

Thought I said that.

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