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I'm adding three photos so you can see the bumps on the stalk and the dark spot at the end of the small tomatoes. It is a cherry tomato, pear shaped, ...
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Tomato plant with problems #333499
Asked June 17, 2016, 5:51 PM EDT
I'm adding three photos so you can see the bumps on the stalk and the dark spot at the end of the small tomatoes. It is a cherry tomato, pear shaped, and I believe it is a yellow tomato. Purchased at at garden center (don't know which one) probably in late April or early May. It is planted in a largish pot and is on an outside porch on the second level of our house in Eastport. The porch faces SE and gets alot of sun all day until dusk. First noticed the problems yesterday evening, 6/16/16. Please advise treatment or whether we should destroy it. Right now, the dark spot is on a small percentage of the fruits. The bumps are on all major stems. Thank you,
Anne Arundel County Maryland
Expert Response
The bumps on the stems look like aerial roots and this is common on tomato plants. No control is necessary.
The brown spots looks like blossom end rot. The bottom (blossom) end of the fruit bottoms becomes brown and rotted. Promptly remove any fruits that have blossom-end rot or are badly malformed. This nutritional disorder is caused by a lack of calcium in developing fruits and is brought on by dry conditions and inconsistent watering. Water your plants deeply and regularly. They may grow out of it. Next season when planting your tomatoes mix in a handful of ground limestone in the planting hole and mix in with the soil. http://extension.umd.edu/growit/blossom-end-rot-vegetables
You will have to check the moisture in the containers daily. During hot dry weather, they may need to be watered on a daily basis. See our publication on container gardening. http://extension.umd.edu/sites/default/files/_images/programs/hgic/Publications/HG600%20Container%20...
mh
The brown spots looks like blossom end rot. The bottom (blossom) end of the fruit bottoms becomes brown and rotted. Promptly remove any fruits that have blossom-end rot or are badly malformed. This nutritional disorder is caused by a lack of calcium in developing fruits and is brought on by dry conditions and inconsistent watering. Water your plants deeply and regularly. They may grow out of it. Next season when planting your tomatoes mix in a handful of ground limestone in the planting hole and mix in with the soil. http://extension.umd.edu/growit/blossom-end-rot-vegetables
You will have to check the moisture in the containers daily. During hot dry weather, they may need to be watered on a daily basis. See our publication on container gardening. http://extension.umd.edu/sites/default/files/_images/programs/hgic/Publications/HG600%20Container%20...
mh
Thank you! I appreciate the speed and clarity of your answer. Also the additional information on container gardening.
Nancy Otis
Nancy Otis
