Tomato Plants ..

[erb56]

further to my question about indoor tomato's ,i have noticed a lot of them are turning brown on the bottom of the actual tomato ....is this normal ?or do i have a plant that's infected in some way ?

[EcclesCake]

Sounds like bottom rot here's the advice from the RHS http://rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?pid=395

[erb56]

thank you so much for the link on my tomato's ......it sounds spot on ,as i had been feeding from the bottom,the plant compost wasn't getting wet much ,have removed the affected tomatoes,hopefully the others will be ok ...thank you again for going to the trouble to send it .

[EcclesCake]

Good luck with the rest of your crop.

[erb56]

thank you ....

[Clanad]

Late to the fray... but here in the U.S., your problem is known at Blossom End Rot... similar to EcclesCakes answer. However, don't destroy the blighted tomatoes just yet. At your local plant store, you'll find a product that is a calcium solution, usually in a spray bottle. Liberally douse the tomatoes with the calcium for a few days running... we've had good to fair luck with that treatment here in the U.S.

The problem is caused by over watering or, more likely, uneven watering... letting the plant dry out almost completely and then dousing it to near drowning. Tomatoes like the soil to be consistently damp but not standing in water.

Best of luck!

[lilacben]

Sorry to hear your problems. Have you found your indoor tomatoes have got huge.! The ones I have said that they were "Windowsill Tomatos" LOL some one must have a very big windowsill.!! I have eight of them and my conservatory looks like the Day of the Triffids.! I have now put them out into the garden in a sunny spot at the end. There are a lot of tomatoes on them and I have picked five today... just hope yours will fruit just as much.