{"id":9599,"date":"2019-11-21T06:25:51","date_gmt":"2019-11-20T20:25:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gardens.theownerbuildernetwork.co\/?p=9599"},"modified":"2023-07-30T02:02:44","modified_gmt":"2023-07-29T16:02:44","slug":"spot-and-prevent-blossom-end-rot-in-your-vegetable-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theownerbuildernetwork.co\/gardens\/2019\/11\/21\/spot-and-prevent-blossom-end-rot-in-your-vegetable-garden\/","title":{"rendered":"Spot and Prevent Blossom-End Rot in Your Vegetable Garden"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Blossom-end rot usually occurs when there are wide fluctuations in moisture.
(Photo: Fructibus\/Wikimedia Commons) <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

If you plant tomatoes<\/a>, then you’ve probably seen a few sunken, black, or leathery brown spots at the blossom end of some of your fruits. That’s blossom-end rot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Blossom-end rot is a common problem in tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, and squash. The disease usually occurs when there are wide fluctuations in moisture. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This reduces the intake and movement of calcium into the plant, causing tissues to break down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to Spot Blossom-End Rot<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Blossom-end rot often begins when the fruit or vegetable is\ngreen or ripening. The disease starts as a small, depressed, water-soaked area\non the blossom end of the fruit or vegetable. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the spot expands, it becomes sunken and turns dark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Blossom-end rot often begins when the fruit or vegetable is green or ripening.
(Photo: Scott Nelson\/Flickr)<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

How to Prevent Blossom-End Rot<\/h3>\n\n\n\n