stem rot on tomatoes
 

can anyone tell me what makes tomatoes rot at or near the stem. i have thrown out 40 or so tomatoes. this isn't blossem end rot. thank you for your help.

You can go here:

[url]http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/publications/tomatoproblemsolver/ripe/[/url]
and check out the pictures. As you can see, more than one thing can cause rot on a tomato.

Could be botrytis.

[URL]http://vegetablemdonline.ppath.cornell.edu/factsheets/Tomato_Botrytis.htm[/URL]