Blossom End Rot

A visit to the garden today revealed a number of tomatoes with Blossom End Rot - sunken leathery/rotten patches on the bottom of the fruit (the blossom end). I am not too concerned as it does not spread to other fruits on the same or different plants.

Blossom End Rot is caused by a calcium deficiency. It is likely due to the extremely high temperatures and the lack of rain we have been experiencing the last couple of weeks. To help combat this problem, I removed the affected fruits and watered the garden with a little Miracle Gro Bloom Booster (15-30-15). This week's 80 degree temperatures should give all the plants in the garden some time to recover. Now, time to do a rain dance.  

Blossom End Rot on Tomatoes
(pepper with sunburn)