tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2506746979854387974.post220095943440827145..comments2019-04-22T07:10:51.738-07:00Comments on The Rural City Dweller: Veggie ReportFlorida Homesteaderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08284259763669213681noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2506746979854387974.post-13868337958377299742009-03-10T15:29:00.000-07:002009-03-10T15:29:00.000-07:00I'm not talking about root rot, I'm talking about ...I'm not talking about root rot, I'm talking about blossom end rot, that brown spot on the bottom of the tomatoes.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the tip, though! Our main problem down here is nematodes. All we can do to avoid them is to plant our tomatoes in straight composted manure. Nematodes hate organic matter.Florida Homesteaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08284259763669213681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2506746979854387974.post-5900215213512198382009-03-09T14:06:00.000-07:002009-03-09T14:06:00.000-07:00Use epsom salt in the dirt in the hole that you're...Use epsom salt in the dirt in the hole that you're putting your tomatoes in. They won't rot. It says it on the package of the epsom salt. I had tomatoes grow until November. In october my upside down hanging tomatoes died and I pulled them out, they were brown and withered but the roots were still perfect.Leasmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06527345508772411407noreply@blogger.com