nieceandtows@programming.dev to Nature and Gardening@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year agoWhat happened to my tomato? Is it safe to eat?i.imgur.comimagemessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up149arrow-down10
arrow-up149arrow-down1imageWhat happened to my tomato? Is it safe to eat?i.imgur.comnieceandtows@programming.dev to Nature and Gardening@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square18fedilink
minus-squarememfree@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·1 year agoTo me, those look like bug bites. I can tell you it is not late blight. If the rest of the plant has issue, it might be alternaria canker: https://plantpath.ifas.ufl.edu/u-scout/tomato/alternaria-stem-canker.html I am not an expert. I’m surely missing other possibilities. I expect it will look good on the inside, and if so, I would eat it, but I am not known for my food safety in matters like this.
To me, those look like bug bites. I can tell you it is not late blight. If the rest of the plant has issue, it might be alternaria canker: https://plantpath.ifas.ufl.edu/u-scout/tomato/alternaria-stem-canker.html
I am not an expert. I’m surely missing other possibilities. I expect it will look good on the inside, and if so, I would eat it, but I am not known for my food safety in matters like this.