It is most likely "blossom-drop" due to air temps. In your zone that would be the most likely explanation. ;)

There is a FAQ here all about it (linked on the front page) and several discussions further down the page - the ones about the heat and no fruit set.

I think you'll find those will answer your question for you. ;)

Dave

It is most likely "blossom-drop" due to air temps. In your zone that would be the most likely explanation. ;)

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Agree with Dave and I'd like to point out that different varieties have different susceptibilities to blossom drop, so while your husky cherry it seems is very susceptible, you may well have other varieties that are not dropping blossoms.

And sustained heat above about 85 F can cause blossom drop with certain varieties.

And where you live there's also a problem with high humidity which causes clumped pollen in addtion to high heat destroying pollen viability/

Carolyn

So I guess this means pull that puppy up, it's done?

No, just let it be. Unless you need the space for something else. It might come around.

So I guess this means pull that puppy up, it's done?

Good heavens, no! Did you read the FAQ about blossom drop and how it works and what causes it? Excessive N fertilizer is one cause but usually it is the weather. It isn't a disease. So if you haven't been overfeeding the plant, it is a normal response of the plant to weather. If you have been overfeeding it, once you stop the plant will adjust.

The weather cause is something we all have to deal with every year as we can't control the weather. Once the temps cool, the plants set fruit. You get a good rain that drop the temps for a day, the plant sets fruit, You get a cool night in the middle of a heat wave, the plant set fruit.

It helps to plant earlier so that you get some fruit set before the hot weather arrives but then you just keep the plant going until the weather breaks and you get fruit again.

Dave

I just stop in to read post
anyway I have some that looked like they are not going to do anything either and the blooms dropped off but I am now starting to see some baby tomatoes.. I think... it will still be a days before I can tell..

mine are carnival plants...

LOl It seems to have been weeks since the blooms fell off..
The male parts fell off along with the female tube part
and it looks like the female ovary was left behind....