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One possible solution to calcium deficiency: Pulverize egg shells and work into the soil around the plants.
Bonemeal?
That too. Just thinking what my grandparents would advise.
It is calcium deficiency but pulverizing egg shells won't solve the problem fast enough, since they'll still have to be decomposed further before being available to plants.
Either use a specific tomato fertiliser, or better still : manage your watering better, as it is often the real cause.
Egg shells go in the compost. Smash 'em up a little to increase surface area.
Add some broth and potatoes and you gotta stew goin’!
As I understand it a crushed antacid works quicker, since the calcium is ground up much finer. Eggshells work more in the long term.
Makes sense. For that matter, ground chalk would work as well. (Old high school teacher trick when needing an antacid during class.)
My wife cracks an egg and drops the shell into each hole when we do transplants.