My tomato bush is loaded but as they rippen the bottoms are like a brown scab what causes this?

My tomato bush is loaded but as they rippen the bottoms are like a brown scab what causes this?
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Hi. I'm a former WSU Master Gardener of 9 years and a commercial U-Pick gardener of 40 years and I have had experience with this problem, too.   This one is easy. It's called Blossom End Rot.  It is not a desease, but, a deficiency. Just add some calcium in the form of bone meal into the soil and water it in. That should do it. Next year plant your tomatoes in a different location and put a handful of bone meal in the bottom of the hole.  And plant varieties resistant to Blossum End Rot.  I'm partial to hybreds because they have often been bred resistant to a lot of conditions and deseases. The Tomato Lady
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