suffering blossom end rot & cracking
 

hey ron, george in crescent city fl. running a 12 plant gallon system(flow)15 min on,15 min off daylite hours only. various types cherry toms doing great. larger types are all suffering blossom end rot & or radial cracking at the tops. using ionic 2 part grow & bloom solution. the system is outside & in the sun. what gives? tia,george.<bmmcnaught@usa.net>

I had a few tomatoes with end rot but that cleared up but no cracking yet which is caused by the heat. I grow under 70 percent shade cloth and is the only reason they haven't crack even though it has been in the 90's. Cover them bad boys up. Forget what the experts say. I've been told for 15 years that you can't grow in that much shade but I do it every year. Live Archive 6-20-01