Why Tomatoes Turn Black and How to Help Them: An Expert Explains
Sometimes it happens that tomato bushes begin to bear blackened, rotten fruit.
This condition of tomatoes is called blossom-end rot.
Agronomist Anastasia Kovrizhnykh explained why tomato bushes start to suffer from this disease.
According to the expert, a certain factor leads to the emergence of such a condition of the harvest of the above-mentioned garden crop.
Expert opinion
Blossom end rot can be caused by calcium deficiency in tomatoes.
This element is directly involved in the immune system of tomatoes, helping them to resist stress factors.
When there is a calcium deficiency, the vital processes of the garden crop slow down, and, accordingly, the nutrients are distributed unevenly.
It is extremely important to add calcium to the soil with tomatoes growing in it on time and regularly and to ensure that there is no excess moisture in the soil.
