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Bottom-end rot 🧪 Inputs & Teas

Blossom end rot in tomatoes — a physiological disorder where the bottom of the fruit turns black from calcium transport failure caused by inconsistent watering.

Jeremy's indoor full-sized tomato has bottom-end rot despite having nutrients — the watering inconsistency in a 3-gallon container is the root cause. Cherry tomatoes in the same container would have been fine because fruit turnover is much faster.

Discussed in: Ep 028 · Ep 029

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