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Tomato Question

19 years ago

I'm gorwing my first tomato this year and I have a question. Shouldn't it have some blossoms by now? Does a lack of blossoms mean it's not getting enough sun? I guess that's two questions, huh?

Comments (13)

  • 19 years ago

    Neither my mother nor I have blossoms on our tomatoes (Better Boy), but ours are only 1 foot tall.
    How big are yours?

  • 19 years ago

    I've got blossoms and green tomatoes. Mine are small cherry-type tomatoes. I have four different kinds and they are growing like mad, sprawling all over the place.

    They were planted maybe a month ago, about 8-10 inches tall. Now they are a couple of feet tall. How long ago were yours planted and what kind do you have?

  • 19 years ago

    It's a Park's Whopper. I planted it right before Mother's Day - so I guess a little over three weeks ago.

  • 19 years ago

    Mine are close to two foot tall. I have Better Boys and Romas. I've only got a couple of tomatoes and not much for blooms. Gonna hit it with some super bloom this weekend and see what happens.

  • 19 years ago

    Have Better Boy, 4 vines. They were planted about mid-April, after the deep freeze and had grown to about 1 ft tall in my basement. All of the first blooms fell off while they were in "storage" and the foliage had started to turn yellow due lack of sunlight.
    They are now about 3 ft tall, with lots of blooms and green tomatoes, some are fairly large. may pluck a few this weekend and have fried green tomatoes. Haven't fertilized them yet, keep forgetting to pick up the necessary type, but do water them about every other day. May cut back on that, as I noticed one large green one had developed a split.
    Last year was a terrible year for tomatoes in my garden. Huge, healthy vines, very few flowers and small tomatoes.
    A friend gave me the plants and probably told me the name at the time, but I don't remember now.
    Rb

  • 19 years ago

    I would say one deep water once a week, some fish emulsion and some time. They will fruit. Trust me.

    GGG

  • 19 years ago

    Thanks, ggg. Where does one get fish emulsion? Would any nursery have it?

  • 19 years ago

    Fish Emulsion is available at most nurseries. Wally world and Lowes usually have Alaska brand of the liquid. I also dig some of the dry in (harder to find) "Fish Meal" before I plant.
    STINKY stuff, but yum good to tomatoes.

    I have all plants except for the last one (planted last week) with flowers, and about 5 setting fruit. Not bad since I did set out plants very late this year.

    GGG

  • 19 years ago

    I too am using the Alaska fish fertilizer. I like to use it as a foliar spray. (It's great for roses too, which I have a lot of.) The smell dissipates quickly.

    How much sun are your tomatoes getting, Sugarhill?

  • 19 years ago

    Probably not enough sun. It's iffy to get enough sun for anything in my yard, so I put the tomato where it would get the most afternoon sun. Bright light, but no direct sun, in the morning.

  • 19 years ago

    You can get fish emulsion at Lowe's. I think it's around $7.00 per bottle, but it goes a long way.

  • 19 years ago

    I found fish emulsion yesterday at Ace. Pike's sent me there because they have stopped carrying it. Ace seems to carry several Alaska products, including the fish emulsion.

  • 19 years ago

    Walmart has fish emulsion! Make sure to add some P & K after flowering for better fruit! Too much nitrogen just makes beautiful leaves! Better yet try using compost tea too!

    Kelley

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