I have tomatoes planted in pots but I'm still getting end rot. the soil is a good quality potting mix. what do
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Are the plants too big for the pot? Are you watering them too much or too little? Make sure you feed them too, in a pot they are not going to get the nutrition that they would get from the ground. Good luck!
are you feeding it? do you have tomatoes yet? i miracle grow about once a month after i get tomatoes
usually the first tomatoes on the vine have end rot, it will stop after a couple of weeks., also too much sun can cause it, move the pots to partial shade.
has your pots got drain holes if the water sits on the roots they will rot out! You can drill holes in the pots and put a pie tin or a saucer under them so that you will know then if they have enough water but not too much and it can drain also
Hope this works!!
Steve plant the plants in the ground--the rot is because they are over watered. The mold is in the pots--next time wash the pots in bleach water dry and resuse.
Too much TLC.(tender loving care)
The roots are sitting in water(way too wet).
Either put more holes in the bottom of the pot, or cut back on your watering(a lot)>try not watering for a week< then normal watering(once every 2 or 3 days).or put an inch of gravel in the pot first and then the potting soil and the plant. Still you need the drainage holes on the bottom of the pot to allow the excess water out. And still the watering should be 2 or 3 day intervals. The roots need to breath air too.
You are probably overwatering. It's more likely that your drainage is insufficient and your roots are standing in water which will rot them.
The soil has nothing to do with end-rot. They are getting too much water. I planted some of mine in Miracle Grow garden soil and the soil had some kind of disease in it. The plants will not grow. Don't always trust Miracle Grow products.
Are the bottom of your tomatoes turning black?
You have to spray "Blossom end Rot" spray BEFORE you have tomatoes, go ask for it by name at any garden center. Or get what they suggest.
I think your problem is a lack of calcium in your soil. You need to raise the calcium level by buying commercial rot-stop at a garden center. Ask they will know. Also, you can use powder milk as a substitute if you dont like chemicals.
This happens to a lot of tomatoes not just ones in containers.
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