Blossom rot of tomatoes: Symptoms and Treatment
Blossom rot - disease of tomatoes, jeopardizing harvest. Despite its name, the disease is not so much the presence of spoilage microorganisms, and errors in farming practices, such as:
- moisture deficit;
- hot weather;
- malnutrition;
- predominance of nitrogen and other calcium.
Fight apical rot snap. More - in the article.
Signs of apical rot there are only green tomatoes:
- At the top of the fruit appear dark watery spots;
- Then the defect becomes brown;
- Affected area flows and hardens.
Sometimes the top of any warning signs there, but the context of the tomato flesh color unhealthy.
Treatment of apical rot:
- timely watering tomatoes, avoiding drought in the greenhouse or in the garden;
- do not make fertilizer and fertilizing with high nitrogen content;
- for the treatment and prevention pour tomatoes soda solution (2 tablespoons per 10 liters of water defended).