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Tomato Holes???
I harvested my first two tomatoes. They both had these holes in the bottom. I opened one and didn't find any worms. Can anyone tell me what these holes might be? Do you think they normal or from worms or what? Have you experienced them? Thanks!
grownsunshine- Posts : 255
Join date : 2013-05-22
Location : So Cal: Zone 10a
Re: Tomato Holes???
Birds are pecking holes in my tomatoes. Last year I have to put tulle over the plants to protect against the birds.
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walshevak
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Re: Tomato Holes???
Could be birds, but the holes are right on the bottom where the flower was. I just started create a chicken wire fence to protect my plants. It sounds like the sooner I do it the better.
grownsunshine- Posts : 255
Join date : 2013-05-22
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Re: Tomato Holes???
It could be caused by any number of things. Photo please.
43 years a gardener and going strong with SFG.
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Re: Tomato Holes???
Until this year with SFG, my tomatoes always looked like the tomato in your photo. Every 5 or 10 years, I would try a tomato plant in the dirt or a pot. If I remember correctly, I was told it was a watering problem. Rather a tough chew at that end??
Re: Tomato Holes???
Oh I see the photo now. I wonder why I didn't see it before.. I am having some computer trouble.. please disregard my previous post.
That is just the blossom end and some tomatoes do funny things at the blossom end, it's called catfacing. But what about all those pinholes in the tomato? What kind of tomato is that?
http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/gardens-gardening/your-garden/help-for-the-home-gardener/advice-tips-resources/visual-guides/tomato-fruit-problems.aspx
That is just the blossom end and some tomatoes do funny things at the blossom end, it's called catfacing. But what about all those pinholes in the tomato? What kind of tomato is that?
http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/gardens-gardening/your-garden/help-for-the-home-gardener/advice-tips-resources/visual-guides/tomato-fruit-problems.aspx
43 years a gardener and going strong with SFG.
https://squarefoot.forumotion.com/t3574-the-end-of-july-7-weeks-until-frost
There are certain pursuits which, if not wholly poetic and true, do at least suggest a nobler and finer relation to nature than we know. The keeping of bees, for instance. ~ Henry David Thoreau
https://squarefoot.forumotion.com/t1306-other-gardening-books
Re: Tomato Holes???
Which holes are you asking about? At the center, where the bloom connects to fruit looks normal. See below if you mean the bites around the outside of the fruit.grownsunshine wrote:I harvested my first two tomatoes. They both had these holes in the bottom. I opened one and didn't find any worms. Can anyone tell me what these holes might be? Do you think they normal or from worms or what? Have you experienced them? Thanks!
"Bee stings" as it were are caused by insects biting through the skin. The plant reacts to bites in stems, fruit, etc by excreting nectar until the wound is sealed and healed. If you have a wound and remove the scab, your body excretes blood plasma which contains dissolved proteins, glucose, electrolytes, hormones, and clotting agents (coagulation of the blood).
So as multiple bites are made across the surface of a fruit like watermelon, pear, apples, honeydew, or in this case tomato... the scar from each bite heals into a brownish type of scab. The pattern of these bee stings can be in a zipper, zig-zag, or straight line from stem to flower. Once the flower dries up (no more nectar), flying insects will land on the flower and crawl to the fruit to obtain nourishment; crawling insects access the fruit from branches; and leaves, branches, stems, or other obstacles like dirt or other fruit can prevent access, depending where the fruit is located.
More bee stings on a fruit (more often than not) is your sign that the sweeter the fruit will taste. Who knows better than an insect's nose? Click the watermelon link above for more on harvesting watermelon.
The pattern of bee stings on your tomato appears more to be near the blossom end of the fruit, which is typically flying insects.
batmap- Posts : 69
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Re: Tomato Holes???
Thanks, batmap. That is very very interesting! And from now on I'll smile and feel very lucky when the fruits & veggies that are 'blemished' like this are on the sale tables.
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Re: Tomato Holes???
I'm questioning the pinholes at the bottom of the tomato. You can look in the hole and see inside the tomato. I thought they were small worm holes until I opened the other one and didn't see any worms (still could be). It would make sense that they might be bee stings, as the holes are at the blossom. Are those bites on the outside of the tomato? I thought that was normal since the other tomato had those markings too. It's a Beefsteak tomato.
grownsunshine- Posts : 255
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Re: Tomato Holes???
ps - Camprn, I bookmarked the article also. Thanks!
grownsunshine- Posts : 255
Join date : 2013-05-22
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Re: Tomato Holes???
I also posted it in the disease sub forum.grownsunshine wrote:ps - Camprn, I bookmarked the article also. Thanks!
43 years a gardener and going strong with SFG.
https://squarefoot.forumotion.com/t3574-the-end-of-july-7-weeks-until-frost
There are certain pursuits which, if not wholly poetic and true, do at least suggest a nobler and finer relation to nature than we know. The keeping of bees, for instance. ~ Henry David Thoreau
https://squarefoot.forumotion.com/t1306-other-gardening-books
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