Tomatoes plants

[Sheila 1957]

Hi there

Like last year my Tomatoes are turning black so will be thrown away.

Any suggestions on why this is happening?

 

[Sheila 1957]

Thanks too late for this year. Use the hose to water every evening. So annoying waste of money and time. Others had suggested blite?

 

[roadrunner]

Sounds like they may have been over watered. You shouldn't have to water tomatoes every day.

 

[Sheila 1957]

Even in the extreme heat?

 

[roadrunner]

Yes, even in hot temps, watering everyday is too much, assuming the plants are in the ground. If your plants are in a container, disregard my posts, because I don't do container gardening, therefore I have zero experience in that area.

Huw can explain it better than I can, so I'll let him talk about the importance of deep roots. Watering every day makes a plant lazy.

 

[NMRuss]

If you dont think its a water issue you could try and give each plant 2 cups of plain old 2% milk. Its a readily available form of calcium.

 

[Sheila 1957]

No thanks. The toms i have picked are all turning black so they will all be thrown away. Think will not bother next year. Some this year are a bit shady too.