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Tomato flowering without fruit

Posted by manjit N. California (My Page) on
Sat, May 26, 07 at 13:28

About six weeks ago I planted two tomato seedlings using organic fertilizer in the planting mix. The seedlings had 3-4 flowers each. Now the seedlings have grown into pretty big dark green bushes which have plenty of flowers. However non of the flowers shows any fruit developing. The plants are in a a full sun and breezy area. A few flowers have just fallen off of the plant.
I am wondering when and if I will see any fruits. Do I need to do anything else?


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RE: Tomato flowering without fruit

sounds like lack of pollination, maybe not enough pollinators around? ie.,. lack of bees initially.

when growing tomato's we find it helpfull to have other plants around that flower proffusely to attract the bees etc.,. into the garden. we like milk/sow thistles, the mustards, dandelion's, basil etc.,.

len

Here is a link that might be useful: len's garden page


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RE: Tomato flowering without fruit

  • Posted by popi NSW Aust (My Page) on
    Tue, May 29, 07 at 3:22

I would give it a bit more time, something might happen soon.

I second what Len said, I have a lovely pineapple sage growing in my vege garden, and it is buzzing with bees, lots of pollinators there. Its easy to grow from cuttings.

Popi


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RE: Tomato flowering without fruit

Hi guys
The problem with the above info is that tomatoes are mostly self fertilising although some vars especially beafsteak types will cross because after the flower has opened it may still be fertile (usually the tomato flower is only fertile up to the stage when it opens
So....I have heard that too much nitrogen will cause the plant to be sterile...it sometimes happens that grossly fat people lose sterility too
So my advice is to cut back on the nitrogen for a while...stress the plant if possible and see what happens
cheers
peter


 
 

 

 


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