White streaks of ooze are discharged within 3 minutes when a cut end of stem is held in water. Use resistant cultivars. Rotate crops on a 3-4 year cycle. Practice good sanitation. Blossom-End Rot Dark, sunken area on the blossom end of fruit.
Fruit ripens too rapidly.
Do soil test to ensure proper pH. Maintain even soil moisture. Mulch to moderate soil moisture fluctuations. Foliar sprays of anhydrous calcium chloride. Catface Blossom sticks to the fruit resulting in irregular fruit shapes. Does not kill plant or hurt fruit.