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Old June 4, 2017   #10
KarenO
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fungus and bacteria easily enter these affected fruits through the abnormal tissues causing rot as Carolyn mentions. Calcium deficiency in the fruit tissues (which would presumably include the seeds) is the cause of the problem initially but such fruit are exposed and susceptible to a variety of outside pathogens.
It is always best practice to save seed only from healthy fruit from healthy plants. There is nothing to be gained from any other practice and much to potentially be lost.
Also, perpetuating the very undesirable characteristic of susceptibility to blossom end rot is a factor imo.
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