{"id":24236,"date":"2026-07-23T17:31:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T17:31:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.garden-tricks.top\/?p=24236"},"modified":"2026-07-23T17:31:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T17:31:17","slug":"tomatoes-started-turning-red-right-now-they-need-proper-feeding-so-the-fruits-are-sweet-meaty-and-without-blossom-end-rot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.garden-tricks.top\/?p=24236","title":{"rendered":"Tomatoes Started Turning Red? Right Now They Need Proper Feeding So the Fruits Are Sweet, Meaty and Without Blossom End Rot"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first reddened tomatoes are always a little celebration for the gardener. But it is precisely in this period that the plant spends the most strength on filling the fruits. If you leave it without support, the tomatoes can become watery, less sweet, and dark spots often appear on the lower part of the fruits \u2014 a sign of blossom end rot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The good news is that this can be avoided if you carry out proper feeding in time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Why blossom end rot appears<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many people think that this is a fungal disease. In reality the most common cause is completely different \u2014 the plant lacks calcium, or it cannot absorb it because of uneven watering, strong heat or excess nitrogen fertilizers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Therefore it is important not only to apply the necessary elements, but also to maintain stable soil moisture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What to feed tomatoes with during ripening<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At this time tomatoes no longer need large doses of nitrogen. Instead they respond well to potassium and calcium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For watering prepare a simple solution:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>For 10 liters of water:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 tablespoon of potassium sulfate;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>15\u201320 ml of liquid calcium fertilizer or calcium nitrate (if you use dry calcium nitrate \u2014 apply it separately, according to the manufacturer\u2019s instructions).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under each adult bush pour approximately 1 liter of the solution onto well-moistened soil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>If you want to get even sweeter fruits<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Potassium is responsible not only for the size of the harvest. It is exactly what helps the fruits accumulate more natural sugars, makes them more aromatic and improves the taste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Additionally, once every 10\u201314 days you can sprinkle a little sifted wood ash around the bushes, after which carefully loosen the soil and water. Ash is a natural source of potassium and other useful microelements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What else is important to remember<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Water the tomatoes abundantly, but not every day. The soil should get wet deeply, not only on the surface.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Do not allow sharp fluctuations: after the soil dries out, do not flood the beds with a large amount of water.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Remove old leaves under the clusters where the fruits have already started ripening. This way the bush will ventilate better, and nutrients will go exactly to filling the tomatoes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you now give the tomatoes a little attention, they will reward you with a generous harvest \u2014 the fruits will be dense, juicy, sweet and without unpleasant blossom end rot. It is precisely in the ripening period that proper care decides what your tomatoes will taste like.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first reddened tomatoes are always a little celebration for the gardener. But it is precisely in this period that the plant spends the most strength on filling the fruits. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":24237,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24236","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garden-tricks.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24236","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garden-tricks.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garden-tricks.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garden-tricks.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garden-tricks.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=24236"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.garden-tricks.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24236\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24238,"href":"https:\/\/www.garden-tricks.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24236\/revisions\/24238"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garden-tricks.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/24237"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garden-tricks.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=24236"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garden-tricks.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=24236"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garden-tricks.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=24236"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}