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Summer of 2001: I grew tomatoes from seeds. Began
them indoors in the Spring. Hardened them on the patio, but
not too much. Tilled the soil, and added manure (which I later found
out was too high salt for tomato plants). Planted them in ideal
sun. Tended them with tomato Miracle Gro, pulled weeds gently,
watered regularly. When fruits appeared, they had BER!
I'd never heard of it. After
all of my care, I was extremely disappointed.
I read articles on BER. They all said that soil
nutrients were important. But tilling the soil to add nutrients once BER was evident, would further damage the roots.
I tried to add calcium (one article said to add powdered milk to the
soil). But it didn't help.
When extra care-and-maintenance did not stop BER, this revealed that
my problem was with the initial soil
prep. Next year I will do better! Return to Unit 1
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