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If you have planted tomatoes in your garden and discover black spots on the vegetables, blossom end rot is most likely the cause.
Tomatoes – black spots due to blossom end rot
Black spots on tomatoes are a symptom of blossom end rot.
- This tomato plant disease can have various causes. For tomatoes in the greenhouse, too much humidity can be the cause.
- The distribution of nutrients in the soil is also often the cause of blossom end rot.
- This is the case, for example, if the soil is low in calcium or has a high potassium and magnesium content.
- With blossom end rot, black, sometimes hard spots form on the tomatoes opposite the fruit stem.
Tomatoes with black spots are edible
The black spots on the tomatoes may not look appetizing, but they are not poisonous.
- You can therefore enjoy tomatoes with black spots without hesitation.
- However, as the black, hard spots are not so appetizing, it is best to cut them away generously.
- Often only the skin is affected. The flesh then shows no changes at all.
