Tuesday, November 17, 2009

I have two tomato plants But no fruit?

They get full sun good soil plant food. They bloomed but blooms feel off then no tomatoes .The plants are big and healty. Whats wrong?

I have two tomato plants But no fruit?
Here is a section from an article on tomato problems from Gardener's Supply Company and Texas A%26amp;M Univ.





If few flowers form on your tomato plants or the flowers drop before setting fruit, possible causes include:





Excess nitrogen


Too little sun


Nighttime temperatures above 70 degrees F or below 50 degrees F


Drought stress


Avoid soil amendments with soluble nitrogen, be sure plants get a full day of sunlight and keep the soil evenly moist throughout the season. At planting time, use a balanced, granular fertilizer that's made for tomatoes, such as our Organic Tomato Fertilizer. During the growing season, treat your plants to a water-soluble fertilizer. http://www.gardeners.com/Troubleshooting...





If you get new blossoms I'm putting a link in sources for blossom set spray that might help.
Reply:Stop giving them plant food - too much makes the plant want to grow and results in more stems and leaves, but no fruit. Also, if the temps are 85 to 90, tomatoes will not set fruit. Hope this helps.
Reply:Try adding calcium. Crush up some tums, mix with water and water the plants.
Reply:Give it time, it is still early. Water, fertalize and have patience.
Reply:Maybe you're using too much fertilizer or the wrong kind. Something with bone meal or phosphorous in it will produce more flowers where more nitrogen will produce better foliage. So for tomatoes you would want more phosphorous...for something like spinach you would want more nitrogen.
Reply:Too much fertilizer causes a lot of limb and leaf growth.


Too hot of weather and the plant goes on strike. Quit fertilizing for a while. Really don't need to do much more fertilizing if they are big. Maybe 1 or 2 times at most.
Reply:If it has flowers it will develope fruit from the flowers.


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