Sunday, November 15, 2009

Tomato plants without fruit?

I have a tomato plant (in a pot), the healthiest one in my garden that has flowered but when the flowers reach maturity they just shrivel up and die. No fruit at all.





All the other plants are fine and I've never seen this happen before. What's going on?

Tomato plants without fruit?
The only time I've heard of something like this, is a direct result of too much nitrogen. The tomato will grow and grow, but not produce any fruit.





Monitor your fertilization applications... and the specific product. I'd use as little nitrogen (the first number on the fertilizer package). Mixing composted manure into your potting mix is another way that you can limit the amount of chemical fertilizers or supplemental fertilizers.





Good luck


I hope that this helps
Reply:A trick that I have heard is everytime you walk by that plant shake it not like crazy just like a quick wind when you shake the plant it helps the blossoms set Ive tried it and it works so now it's just normal for me to shake the tomatoe plants every time I walk by them its cheap and it works-good luck!
Reply:Many tomato plants will not set fruit if the night time temperature is 70 degs F or above. You can get a spray called "Blossom Set" that can help with that problem.
Reply:I wonder if it's because they don't have enough direct sunlight. How many hours of good sun is this plant getting?
Reply:It's the heat %26amp; several other factors.





"Several conditions can cause tomatoes to not set fruit. Too much nitrogen fertilizer, nighttime temperatures over 70 degrees F., low temperatures below 50 degrees F., irregular watering, insects such as thrips or planting the wrong variety may result in poor fruit set. Any of these conditions can cause poor fruit set, but combinations can cause failures. If Extension recommended varieties are used , the main reason tomato plants do not set fruit is because they are not planted where they can receive 8-10 hours of direct sunlight daily. Any less direct sunlight will result in a spindly growing, nonproductive plant with healthy foliage."


http://plantanswers.tamu.edu/vegetables/...


Good luck! Hope this helps.


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