The not-quite-ripe Roma tomatoes have been falling off the vine... every one of them. At first I thought it might be related to drought, but upon closer inspection I discovered a white, fuzzy ring around the stem of several tomatoes. The fruit breaks off easily at this point. The problem may still be related to drought... fungus? Insect damage? Tried to google for an answer, but didn't find anything that I thought fit. In the meantime, I'm grateful the other tomato varieties don't seem to be effected. I bring the fallen fruit into the house to ripen on the counter.
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Ring Around the Roma Stems
The not-quite-ripe Roma tomatoes have been falling off the vine... every one of them. At first I thought it might be related to drought, but upon closer inspection I discovered a white, fuzzy ring around the stem of several tomatoes. The fruit breaks off easily at this point. The problem may still be related to drought... fungus? Insect damage? Tried to google for an answer, but didn't find anything that I thought fit. In the meantime, I'm grateful the other tomato varieties don't seem to be effected. I bring the fallen fruit into the house to ripen on the counter.
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