Thursday, May 31, 2012

Summer Vegetable Gardening Tips

Blossom End Rot, a common tomato disorder
Blossom end rot (BER) is most common on tomatoes but can also affect peppers, squash, and melons. BER is the result of low calcium in developing fruits and is most commonly caused by uneven watering or over fertilization.  If you have persistent BER problems, have your soil tested to make sure the pH is not too low. Find out more about BER here: http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/pp/notes/oldnotes/vg19.htm.

For more great tips on what to plant, when to harvest, and which pests to look out for, see the summer vegetable gardening tips posted on the Pender Extension website: http://pender.ces.ncsu.edu/content/June%20Edibles

For regular updates on growing fruits, vegetables and herbs in SE NC, sign up for the Food Gardener Email news.
  • To subscribe to the Food Gardener email listserve, send an email to mj2@lists.ncsu.edu. Leave the subject line blank. In the body of the message put: subscribe foodgardener

Posted by at

2 comments:

  1. AnonymousJune 3, 2012 at 11:21 PM

    What kind of tomato did you use? Found that it takes a lot more watering that my other tomato planting methods. Also, I’ve had to add soil to the top a couple of times as the summer progresses.Gardening Tips

    ReplyDelete
  2. UnknownAugust 12, 2015 at 9:25 PM

    The written piece is truly fruitful for me personally; continue posting these types of articles.The Tree Center

    ReplyDelete

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)