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Blossom End Rot (lemmy.world)
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[โ€“] rayyy@piefed.social 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Amish trick. Spray your tomatoes with milk. The calcium stops blossom end rot. Spraying milk is also effective against many tomato fungus.

[โ€“] MysteriousSophon21@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

This actually works really well - mix 1 part milk to 9 parts water and spray weekly, the lactic acid + calcium combo is super efective at preventing BER without needing fancy sprays.