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  • Answered by
    BushDoctor on
    October 29, 2017
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    This is quite common. I have had many crops to do this, from tomatoes to watermelons. In some areas, tomatoes can become quite invasive. I would recommend, either composting the old fruit, or putting it into an area that you would be ok with more coming up the next year. If you aren't careful you could end up producing food all over your yard!

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  • Answered by
    MichiganDot on
    November 5, 2017
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    Compost your tomato plant if it was free of disease and insect pests. Place in trash, if you don't have a municipal compost option, if the plant was diseased or infested.

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    Downtoearthdigs on
    November 21, 2017
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    One option is to pull up the whole tomato plant and hang it up in your basement. The tomatoes will keep ripening on the vine somewhat.
    Here is another way to ripen green tomatoes:
    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/tomato/how-to-turn-green-tomatoes-red-how-to-store-tomatoes-in-the-fall.htm

    Any that still don't turn red can be made into tomato pickles, fried green tomatoes, or relish!

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  • Answered by
    BushDoctor on
    November 26, 2017
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    This sounds like a fungal infection in the soil. Do you plant in the same soil each time? I would apply wettable sufur to control this. Here is an article with more information on the care of tomatoes:

    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/tomato/growing-tomatoes-guide.htm

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  • Answered by
    BushDoctor on
    December 12, 2017
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    I am sorry, but we are not geared to help with large scale farming such as this. I can give you a link that will help you locate your local extension, and they will be able to help you with that kind of farming.

    This will help you find your local extension service: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/extension-search/

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    BushDoctor on
    January 3, 2018
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    This is very unfortunate. I would suggest mulching heavily, and covering with with burlap, making sure that nothing is getting crushed. It is likely that they will sustain some damage but doing this will make it more likely that they will survive.

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  • Answered by
    BushDoctor on
    January 4, 2018
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    This is, actually, a pretty simple fix! This is a calcium deficiency, which causes blossom end rot. Calcium also likes to be paired with magnesium, since they rely on each other for uptake.

    I would recommend using dolomitic lime in the soil before, during, and after, as this prevents many problems that will plague tomatoes, in ground, and especially in container.

    This article will give you more ways of controlling this issue: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/tomato/tomato-blossom-rot.htm

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