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	<title>Comments on: Growing tomatoes in containers</title>
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		<title>By: Brian</title>
		<link>http://goodtomatogrowing.com/growing-tomatoes-in-containers/comment-page-1/#comment-312</link>
		<dc:creator>Brian</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 May 2011 10:13:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hi Roger, this sounds like blossom end rot, which can actually be caused by over watering. If you have poor drainage for example watering 3 times a day may be leaving the pots water logged. I guess you need to go with your gut feel but the answer may be to back off on the watering a little and drop it down to 2 times a day. Morning and night would be best. Anyway you can try it and see, also be a good idea to get rid of the affected fruit and clean things up a little.

The other thing to check is your pH level 6.5 to 7.0 is a good range, if it is outside of this the calcium intake is affected. To be honest once you have this problem it can be difficult to remedy it. Some people suggest adding crushed eggshells into the compost might help but your best bet is probably stabilizing the water level and making sure the plants are not water logged as originally suggested.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi Roger, this sounds like blossom end rot, which can actually be caused by over watering. If you have poor drainage for example watering 3 times a day may be leaving the pots water logged. I guess you need to go with your gut feel but the answer may be to back off on the watering a little and drop it down to 2 times a day. Morning and night would be best. Anyway you can try it and see, also be a good idea to get rid of the affected fruit and clean things up a little.</p>
<p>The other thing to check is your pH level 6.5 to 7.0 is a good range, if it is outside of this the calcium intake is affected. To be honest once you have this problem it can be difficult to remedy it. Some people suggest adding crushed eggshells into the compost might help but your best bet is probably stabilizing the water level and making sure the plants are not water logged as originally suggested.</p>
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		<title>By: ROGER MAY 5, 2011</title>
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		<dc:creator>ROGER MAY 5, 2011</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 May 2011 01:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>my tomatoes are rotting on the bottom. but the spots seem to be hard not soft like a rot spot would be. they are in pots in potting soil an getting watered three times a day morning noon an night. two cups of water each time. plants are about chest high have lots of fruit.
help if you can. thanksa lot.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>my tomatoes are rotting on the bottom. but the spots seem to be hard not soft like a rot spot would be. they are in pots in potting soil an getting watered three times a day morning noon an night. two cups of water each time. plants are about chest high have lots of fruit.<br />
help if you can. thanksa lot.</p>
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		<title>By: Brian</title>
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		<dc:creator>Brian</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 08:23:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hi Roger,

If you have time you could water up to 3 times a day. Just remember not to water over the leaves, put the water in at the bottom of the plant and make sure they are not completely saturated. Tomatoes like to be moist but the roots still need to breathe to take in nutrients. You should get a feel for what is the right amount of water, if the soil is dry its not enough and if you can see water at the surface after a couple of minutes when you have watered then that is too much.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi Roger,</p>
<p>If you have time you could water up to 3 times a day. Just remember not to water over the leaves, put the water in at the bottom of the plant and make sure they are not completely saturated. Tomatoes like to be moist but the roots still need to breathe to take in nutrients. You should get a feel for what is the right amount of water, if the soil is dry its not enough and if you can see water at the surface after a couple of minutes when you have watered then that is too much.</p>
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		<title>By: ROGER MAY 5, 2011</title>
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		<dc:creator>ROGER MAY 5, 2011</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2011 17:43:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>FIRST TIME PUTTING MY TOMATOES IN POTS
THEY ARE CHEST HIGH AN LOADED WITH FRUIT.
HOW  OFTEN DO I WATER AND HOW MUCH?
THEY LOOK SICK IN THE HEAT OF THE DAY.
EACH PLANT IS GETTING TWO CUPS OF WATER
IN THE MORNING AND THE SAME AT NIGHT.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>FIRST TIME PUTTING MY TOMATOES IN POTS<br />
THEY ARE CHEST HIGH AN LOADED WITH FRUIT.<br />
HOW  OFTEN DO I WATER AND HOW MUCH?<br />
THEY LOOK SICK IN THE HEAT OF THE DAY.<br />
EACH PLANT IS GETTING TWO CUPS OF WATER<br />
IN THE MORNING AND THE SAME AT NIGHT.</p>
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		<title>By: Brian</title>
		<link>http://goodtomatogrowing.com/growing-tomatoes-in-containers/comment-page-1/#comment-265</link>
		<dc:creator>Brian</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:35:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>There are a few reasons for tomato plants leaves turning yellow, insufficient water, a need for a little more nitrogen, sometimes the lower leaves just turn yellow as the plant bears fruit and matures. The black spots sound a little worrying especially with yellow leaves, that sounds a little like tomato blight, a fungal infection, it can occur in high humidity and hot weather. 

You can treat this with a fungicide sometimes, but I would be inclined to pull the plant out, bag it an bin it if your other plants are OK. If they are all the same then try the fungicide and see if they recover. Don&#039;t forget to get rid of the plants at the end of the season properly though, i.e. don&#039;t be tempted to put them into the compost or anywhere the fungal infection may be able to affect next years crops. Bag and bin as suggested or burn them.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There are a few reasons for tomato plants leaves turning yellow, insufficient water, a need for a little more nitrogen, sometimes the lower leaves just turn yellow as the plant bears fruit and matures. The black spots sound a little worrying especially with yellow leaves, that sounds a little like tomato blight, a fungal infection, it can occur in high humidity and hot weather. </p>
<p>You can treat this with a fungicide sometimes, but I would be inclined to pull the plant out, bag it an bin it if your other plants are OK. If they are all the same then try the fungicide and see if they recover. Don&#8217;t forget to get rid of the plants at the end of the season properly though, i.e. don&#8217;t be tempted to put them into the compost or anywhere the fungal infection may be able to affect next years crops. Bag and bin as suggested or burn them.</p>
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		<title>By: FRAN WIESE</title>
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		<dc:creator>FRAN WIESE</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 11:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>tomato leaves are yellowing-WHY? ONE PLANT HAS BLACK SPOTS ON TOMATO</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>tomato leaves are yellowing-WHY? ONE PLANT HAS BLACK SPOTS ON TOMATO</p>
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		<title>By: FRAN WIESE</title>
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		<dc:creator>FRAN WIESE</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 10:58:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>tomato leaves are yellowing- I have tomato in containers.? too much water-too little not enough fertilizer? I also have one container with black spots on the tomato. WHAT CAN BE DONE?</description>
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		<title>By: Brian</title>
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		<dc:creator>Brian</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:26:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hi, no you don&#039;t need to do that, you just pop the plant in through a hole in the bottom of the planter. This link &lt;a href=&quot;http://myhomegrowntomatoes.com/upside-down-tomato-garden-also-known-as-the-topsy-turvy-tomato-planter/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Upside Down Tomato Planter&lt;/a&gt; tells you exactly what to do.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi, no you don&#8217;t need to do that, you just pop the plant in through a hole in the bottom of the planter. This link <a href="http://myhomegrowntomatoes.com/upside-down-tomato-garden-also-known-as-the-topsy-turvy-tomato-planter/" rel="nofollow">Upside Down Tomato Planter</a> tells you exactly what to do.</p>
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		<title>By: natural pest control</title>
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		<dc:creator>natural pest control</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 02:33:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I haven&#039;t tried the topsy turvy thing but I did think it was cool. When growing tomatoes, do you bury 80% of the plant for extra support?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I haven&#8217;t tried the topsy turvy thing but I did think it was cool. When growing tomatoes, do you bury 80% of the plant for extra support?</p>
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