Re: [CH] Roma tomato rot question
George A. Starkey (gas@kdlegal.com)
Wed, 16 Jul 2003 10:19:51 -0500
Ok, city boy question here... would pine needles adversely affect the
soil? My pine tree dumped a load over the winter, and I didn't keep them
out of the garden soil, until plantin' time. Me thinks this could cause
issues?
> Help me Obi-wan Chipotle, you're my only hope!
>
> -George in Indiana
>>> "T. Matthew Evans" <tmattevans@yahoo.com> 07/16/03 10:10AM >>>
Ahhhhh, the dreaded blossom end rot....
This problem is often diagnosed as being caused by a lack of clacium in
your
soil. Often times this is not the case. In fact, most soil (that has
not been
over-farmed and is not completely sandy) has plenty of calcium. It
might just
not be available calcium, which is the key. Calcium will dissolve in
water (at
a concentration that is amenable to growing tomatoes and chiles) only
in a
narrow pH band -- it is more likely that you are outside of this band.
> Help me Obi-wan Chipotle, you're my only hope!
>
> -George in Indiana
>
>
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