The problem is said to be caused by a calcium deficiency and/or insufficient watering. I added lime to the soil for the tomatoes and have been watering assiduously, so the rest of them are mostly okay.
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It seems to be smiling…
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That’s what I thought too!
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I’m sure it will taste good!
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It did!
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We had a number of tomatoes with blossom end rot this year. 😦
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There are always a few. They’re the first ones to ripen too.
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You’re right; they are the first to ripen. Very disappointing!
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I hope you have some good ones coming along, Liz. The article I linked to in the photo caption is fairly informative.
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Yes, we did have enough good ones to enjoy, I’m happy to say.
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You could write a whole fantasy story about creepy vegetables! (Or fruits, as the case may be.)
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Maybe one about a vegan who realizes the tomato she’s about to cut up has a face and personality.
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Our vegetable garden did not do well this year. Jalapenos that never grew more than an inch long. Tomatoes that produced a bit and then withered away. A handful of zucchini and then pfffft. A few lemon cucumbers. No canteloupe. Not a good year.
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That’s disappointing. Too hot and dry?
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No idea. Out summers are always hot and dry. I have a drip system for the veggie garden. So it should t be a water issue.
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Maybe the drip system malfunctioned? Or it might be that the temps were high enough that plants didn’t set fruits.
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A lot of fruit that didn’t grow very much.
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That’s a mystery.
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Glad you were able to stop the bottom rot. We didn’t have that problem this year but had some cracking due to uneven watering once we finally got some rain. It wasn’t too bad and we have a bumper crop this year.
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A good tomato crop provides material for all kinds of good things!
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Indeed! today I’m making ketchup. 🙂
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Are these your photos, Audrey? You have some beautiful ones on your blog!
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Thanks, Lee Anne. Yes, all the garden photos are mine. I try to credit any pictures that aren’t mine (but sometimes I forget with the ones I find on Pixabay or Pexels.)
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Very professional!
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I agree, it’s smiling 🙂
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It was. 😉
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He is cute adorable and delicious. What more could a tomato ask?
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To be appreciated by those who eat it? 😉
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Wouldn’t that be a given if the tomato is going to be eaten? That tomato was very cute.
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It tasted good too! 🍅
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I’d be more jealous if I still weren’t enjoying heirloom tomatoes.🍅🍅🍅
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Hi Audrey, that picture is creepy. I could use it in one of my books. Mr Tomato Head.
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In which it chortles wickedly as it contemplates evil deeds.
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What a cutie. 🙂
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It was! Tasted good too!
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-giggles- it’s saying “Eat me…if you dare!”
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Haha! And we did!
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😀 😀
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I’m glad you saved most of them, Audrey. Happy Canning!
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thanks, Diana. There’s salsa in my future!
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Oh, yum. I love homemade salsa!
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