nieceandtows ( @nieceandtows@programming.dev ) to Nature and GardeningEnglish · 2 years agoWhat happened to my tomato? Is it safe to eat?i.imgur.comimagemessage-square23linkfedilinkarrow-up158
arrow-up158imageWhat happened to my tomato? Is it safe to eat?i.imgur.com nieceandtows ( @nieceandtows@programming.dev ) to Nature and GardeningEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square23linkfedilink
minus-square memfree ( @memfree@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27·2 years 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.