For the first time ever growing tomatoes, I had blossom end rot. I was growing these in pots -- three Roma tomato plants, a variety I've never grown before. And I was using a fresh bag of Miracle Gro potting mix. I didn't think it would need anything extra added to it, so I just transplanted the tomatoes and waited. I don't think I'll ever grow tomatoes in pots again. They looked horrible until I sprinkled a little 13-13-13 on the surface, figuring I'd just let them dissolve and seep down into the water. That made the plants take off like a rocket and turn a beautiful green color and they no longer have a rot problem. The same thing happened with a friend's tomato plants that I planted using the same potting mix. That wasn't the "Miracle" I had in mind when picking that potting mix.

But I also planted some cowbell cayenne peppers and jalapenos in four clay pots (also in Miracle Gro potting mix -- freshly purchased bag). Little peppers would form and then fall off, and leaves were falling off, too! I didn't think to check to see if the little peppers were rotting, but a couple of cayennes have formed now and I'll be watching those closely.