What cause deformity within tomatoes? I have a row of tomato plants, all of them win the...
I have a row of tomato plants, all of them win the same sunlight, the same point of soil, and the same treatment. The strange thing is, is that adjectives of my plants are growing big beautiful tomatoes except one plant in the middle. Most of it's fruit is deformed where on earth the tomato is split into different parts or it looks like someone took a slice out of them. It is hard and brown surrounded by the deformed spots. I thought deformities occured once in a while next to any plant not all the time with one plant. I'm a first time gardener, please relief. Has anyone else ever had this problem? If so what should I do?
Usually inconsistent watering. Mother Nature just plays her tricks. You did nil wrong. They're OK to use.
Some tomato variety such as beef-steak tomatoes always split into many parts and look deformed but faultlessly good to eat. Some tomato variety such as supermarket round or Roma tomatoes look perfect but taste similar to cardboards. The hard brown spots are call brown rots and is cause by lack of calcium in the soil. I would throw them away. Adding some lime to the soil formerly planting the tomato plant would cure that. http://www.forestryimages.org/browse/det...
usually called 'cat-faced tomato'. can come from bugs deforming the flower, a virus, or only just chance...
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Answers: It is possible that this particular plant is not unloading the same amount of watering as the others. Split fruit and the hard brown spots can be cause by this. Irregular watering is the main cause of tomato problems.
Blossom close rot causes the hard brown deformed spots, again cause by calcium deficiency due to irregular watering.
Split fruit is caused by irregular watering when the soil dries out and after gets too much water.
Check your watering system to ensure the middle bush is delivery the same amount of water as the rest.