What Does Blossom-End Rot Look Like? Several other tomato diseases might be confused for blossom-end rot, but none have the exact same set of characteristics. "Blossom-end rot is pretty distinctive," ...

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Question: My tomato plants look healthy, but the fruits have end rot. What should I do? Answer: Let me guess, are your tomato plants are growing in containers? What is called blossom-end rot is a ...

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Learn how to perform a home DIY soil test for alkaline or acidic soils and what you need to know about minerals in your water. For the past three years, I’ve had blossom end rot on all my tomatoes.

Editor’s note: Throughout the growing season, Mike Hogan, OSU Extension educator for Agriculture and Natural Resources in Franklin County, will answer gardening and home landscape questions submitted ...

For the past several gardening seasons, I have had an unusually high incidence of blossom end rot on my tomato vines. I realize this is a physiological problem, but are there certain tomato hybrids ...

Blossom end rot is a destructive disease affecting mainly tomatoes and peppers, but can damage other fruiting crops such as eggplant, watermelon and summer squash. It is a perennial problem, meaning ...

13:34, Wed, Aug 6, 2025 Updated: 13:36, Wed, Aug 6, 2025 With tomato harvest season in full swing, many gardeners will be picking their tomatoes ready to enjoy in a summer salad, blended up into a ...

Though blossom-end rot can affect several different fruit and vegetable plants—including pepper, squash, pumpkin, eggplant, and watermelon—it's especially common in tomatoes, says Jon Traunfeld, ...