The problem lies with the fact that the ground is probably too wet. It's not an unsolvable problem.

Here's a good organic website with a solution to your problem. Not just for the tomatoes, but other veggies as well.

http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/t...ossom-end-rot/

we have had an INSANE amount of downpours (almost daily!) and there really hasnt been to many very dry days inbetween.

Hopefully, this website will give you some helpful hints.

We have a bumper crop of tomatoes, but they won't ripen. What's up? They are in a west facing garden. I'm wondering if they aren't getting enough sun during the heat of the day. What can we do?

From what I've read in one of my veggie books, too much heat and too much water causes them not to ripen as fast as they would under normal circumstances. Cut back the water just a little bit and be patient. They will ripen.

Or if you want ripe tomatoes now, pick off a couple, put them in a brown paper bag, and this will quicken the process. You will have nice ripe tomatoes in a couple of days.

some critter planted a kernel of corn in my herb garden and I don't have the heart to pull it up....it's got on small ear of corn now. And those yellow peppers are getting longer...still haven't tasted one!

Cheryl I posted about a vinyard in the sleepless thread at sos...silly place to put it as you are gonne miss it! I must go down there and sneak a picture of it! Unbelievable around here.

I think you are going to love the peppers. And gee, what a surprise with the corn!

We have a lot of vineyards around here. Idaho has some great wines!

http://www.idahowines.org/

Eagle Knoll Winery is about 3 miles down the road from me. We've done some wedding receptions there (I work part time for a florist). There's also a golf course there. It's a nice place.

Sawtooth has some great wines.

I've sent out some nice gift baskets to clients with Idaho products with local wines and I do have some in my collection.

I've personally never put in a vineyard as they are more of a large scale agricultural operation. I did study about them in school. Quit the operation. Lots of work. I have enough just keeping up with the peach trees I have in my yard and that doesn't count the over 450 trees I have in my nursery, so I don't need a vineyard. But maybe that's something I could do once I get rid of all the trees!! Hmmmm....something to think about!

Cheryl,

My wife and my mother in law were both greeted by their flowers when they entered their room at the Pasadena Hilton.

THAY LOOOOVE THEM !!!!

Thank you so much for taking care of them for me.

-Vic

Thanks for using our website Vic! And thanks for thinking of me! I am so glad they liked what they received!!!

Thank YOU.

I have a variegated weigelia that looks all misshapen due to a Round Up mishap with an 8 year old who thought he was watering it. The bush survived, but we had to clip off all of the dead stuff. Can I just hard prune it all the way down for the winter and hope it will come back in the correct shape next spring?