Comments on: How do you grow tomatoes? http://quezi.com/1781 "Now You Know" Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:49:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: digs http://quezi.com/1781#comment-1975 digs Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:40:54 +0000 http://quezi.com/?p=1781#comment-1975 There are many conditions which can cause tomatoes to not set fruit. They can range from too much nitrogen fertilizer, nighttime temperatures over 70 degrees F, nighttime temperatures below temperatures below 50 degrees,irregular watering and insects such as thrips. I have no idea where you live but in our part of the country (Ohio) this has been a cooler than usual summer and folks here are having problems with their tomatoes too. Nighttime temps have been falling into the low 50s and high 40s even into July. People growing "Roma" tomatoes are doing ok but little else is. Perhaps it is no more than a temperature problem for you too? Let me know where you are located and maybe I can find something more specific. There are many conditions which can cause tomatoes to not set fruit. They can range from too much nitrogen fertilizer, nighttime temperatures over 70 degrees F, nighttime temperatures below temperatures below 50 degrees,irregular watering and insects such as thrips.

I have no idea where you live but in our part of the country (Ohio) this has been a cooler than usual summer and folks here are having problems with their tomatoes too. Nighttime temps have been falling into the low 50s and high 40s even into July. People growing “Roma” tomatoes are doing ok but little else is.

Perhaps it is no more than a temperature problem for you too?

Let me know where you are located and maybe I can find something more specific.

]]> By: Ray http://quezi.com/1781#comment-1972 Ray Wed, 29 Jul 2009 03:59:09 +0000 http://quezi.com/?p=1781#comment-1972 I just can't get my tomato blossoms to set. The plants flower but the flowers just do not set, the flowers fall off and I keep buying pointless, tasteless tomatoes at the supermarket. I had a bumper crop in this patch last summer, very happy. This year, nothing. Even the cherry tomatoes won't set. Any thoughts? Ray I just can’t get my tomato blossoms to set. The plants flower but the flowers just do not set, the flowers fall off and I keep buying pointless, tasteless tomatoes at the supermarket. I had a bumper crop in this patch last summer, very happy. This year, nothing. Even the cherry tomatoes won’t set.

Any thoughts?

Ray

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