Member discussion regarding the methods, varieties and merits of growing tomatoes.
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May 4, 2009 | #1 |
Tomatovillian™
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BER and dark tomatoes
I have only had one instance of BER this season and it was on a Jet Star that I pulled yesterday. I then realized that while I havent had major BER problems in my short growing experience, I dont think I have ever seen it on any of the dark tomatoes I have grown. Cherokee Purple, JD's Special C-Tex, Paul Robeson, Indian Stripe, Gary'O Sena etc. Is this the norm or just a coincidence?
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May 4, 2009 | #2 |
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Hmmmm. I think I've seen a tiny bit of BER on a small black plum tomato (not sure of the exact variety, I grew one that was mislabeled as Brown Berry one year and another one that was mislabeled as Black Cherry another year).
But I don't recall seeing much BER on any of the larger tomatoes, or on cherry tomatoes. IIRC, I've seen it mostly on roma-type and plum-type (why are the elongated ones called plum shapes?), and rarely on medium-size ones. |
May 4, 2009 | #3 |
Tomatovillian™
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I had it on black krims last year. I am hoping the amendments I added this year along with more even watering
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May 5, 2009 | #4 |
Tomatovillian™
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come to think of it...i've never seen BER on my perth pride or black krims.
hhmmm. maybe you're onto something there! |
May 5, 2009 | #5 |
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I've never seen it on so called black varieties I've grown and I've never seen it on any cherry tomato varieties I've ever grown.
But it is well known that paste type varieties are quite susceptible to it as they are to Early Blight. ( A. solani). Other than that I see it here and there on lots of varieties, but it usually disappears after first fruits when the plants are more mature and can better handle all the various stresses that can induce BER.
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May 5, 2009 | #6 |
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BER mostly on paste types for us - and once in a blue moon for beefsteaks -
I've found the "darker" varieties are more prone to radial cracking than anything else - but its bearable ! ~ Tom
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May 5, 2009 | #7 |
Tomatovillian™
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I had serious BER problems with JetSetter last year. Otherwise I am positive I would have had a mammoth yield from just that one plant. This is the only time I ever had this problem.
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May 5, 2009 | #8 |
Tomatovillian™
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Location: Upstate SC, Zone 7
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I've also seen it on Black Krim. Never seen it on Cherokee Purple though.
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