I hate blossom end rot, we get it sometimes but it’s hard to solve in containers 🙁

Glad to hear you have solved your issue!

yes I’m so glad it worked for me. it’s a learning process!

Next time you plant tomatoes. Save a bunch on egg shells. Crush them up and add a handful in and around the hole as you plant them. That should also help with the problem. The rot is caused by lack of calcium.

Doug

Thanks Doug for the idea! I will try the egg shells.
Melanie

Hi Melanie,
I am new to your site, so you may have already answered this question, but I am wondering if you grow your tomato plants from seeds or if you buy them at a nursery? They are beautiful! I also am new to gardening and am having some difficulty with my tomato plants. I decided to start several different kinds from seeds about a month and a half ago and so far so good. By the way, I am enjoying your site very much. Thank you for all the wonderful ideas 🙂

Jenny,
Hi! I mainly buy my tomato plants at the local walmart or home depot. Last winter after I emptied my composter into my beds, I had about 30 strays plants show up out of nowhere! I realized that they were all tomato plants coming from my compost. I moved them all together into two beds and had tomatoes through the winter. They were slower growing than the summer crop and I had to cover them 3-4 nights but it was fun to have tomatoes then. So that batch was from seed but usually I start from a plant. The thing about tomatoes is that you have to keep tying them up. They climb forever! I wish you much success in growing your garden. I knew nothing about gardening and just got started and today keep making new discoveries. It’s a fun learning process. Remember to water daily, fertilize weekly and check for bugs. Good luck and please stay in touch and let me know how your garden is growing.
Melanie

I’m so glad I found you cause yesterday I just found 3 of my tomatoes with the end rot and was wondering what it was?
I’m going to try the bone meal and hope that it works, mine are in a big pot. And I guess I should take out more leaves at the bottom?

Amelia,
Hi! Yes bone meal works wonders! I have found that tomato plants need lots of nurtients so be sure and fertilize weekly. I have had success trimming the leaves at the bottom. I read that it keeps the water off the plant which can spread disease to the leaves. Good luck to you!
have a great day!
Melanie

Thank you Melanie for sharing. I have been gardening for about 8 months and I love it. So all the advise I can get, I truly appreciate. I have had some success with assorted veggies, herbs and seasonal veggies. I have been feeling brave, so I started a mango and avocado tree from seed. My husband and I are very excited about watching them grow. Our biggest challenge now, is keeping our chickens away from our plants… : D
Happy Gardening
Jenny

Jenny,
8 months will turn into years for you, so glad you love it. I sure do! I don’t always have success with everything, but I keep trying, watering and checking and it is fun.
Good luck with your chickens. I want some someday!
Melanie