Tomato plants in 5 gallon buckets

Question

I planted these in the buckets & as they are now ripening the bottoms are rotten, the tomatoes are small. What do you think the problem is? The leafs are healthy looking & the plants look good! They are getting plenty of sunshine & water and food. Help before they all get trashed.

Answer 1

It's called blossom end rot, got some of mine this year also. The link has great advice about growing tomatoes.

Answer 2

Do you have drainage holes?  If not, there's your problem.

Answer 3

I assume that your tubs have good drainage holes on the bottom. That said, tomato plants grown in tubs require almost daily watering--sometimes twice in the same day if the weather is hot and dry.  Just a couple episodes of the soil drying out will cause the bottom of the fruit to blacken with rot.  I'd pick the ones that are red enough to eat and cut off the rotten ends, eating the rest. As for the size of the tomatoes:  Try trimming off all the lower, non-producing limbs so that the growing potential goes to the fruit and not to so many leaves.

Answer 4

i think your getting root rot there is not enough drainage in the bucket

if any the roots cant breath maters dont like alotta water!!!!! gotta go the crane just pulled up ta help me pull mine !!!!!!

Answer 5

Blossom End Rot.  This means that your tomatoes did not get enough calcium during the growing season and/or was not watered enough on a regular and consistent basis.  Lime is best applied directly to the soil.  Do not use the kind of calcium that is applied to the leaves as it won't get to the fruit at all.  You might be able to still save some of your tomatoes.  

Answer 6

You mighr have "bugs" in the tomatoes itself!