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blossom-end rot

[ blos-uhm end ]

noun

Plant Pathology.
  1. a disease of tomato and pepper caused by a deficiency of calcium, characterized by decay at the blossom end of the fruit.


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Then blossom-end rot is at work, technically caused by a calcium deficiency.

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To help prevent cracking and blossom-end rot, and for overall productivity, adhere to a regular watering schedule to balance what the weather provides.

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Gardening tip: Add washed, crushed eggshells to your tomato and pepper beds as a source of calcium to help prevent blossom-end rot of the fruit.

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Add washed, crushed eggshells to your tomato and pepper beds as a source of calcium to help prevent blossom-end rot of the fruit.

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He was an optimistic urban gardener, despite a long list of failed crops: apricots eaten by rogue squirrels; corn that withered in its husk; white eggplant that might have been the first grown in Flatbush had they not succumbed to blossom-end rot.

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