#&%@$&% Bottom Rot! [View all]

DAMN IT!. Tomatoes were looking SO good then one day, about half of them developed bottom rot. Time and again I've looked up the solution to this and no one seems to have definitive answer. Some of the suggestions: Water less, water more, stress the plant, don't stress the plant too much, don't grow in containers, add more calcium, add more niacin. Tried most of these and I'm getting the same results.

The tomatoes are in 2-1/2 gallon to 5 gallon pots and are sitting on paving stones. It's been in the 90's but this week will start our triple-digit temps. My Sweet 100's and Better Boys seem to be unaffected but the Celebrities and Roma's? I'll be lucky if I get 10 completely whole tomatoes out of the bunch.

Anyone else have a suggestion for solving this mystery?

Thanks,

lth