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I have 8 plants and 7 all have had a decent number of tomatoes, but one
plant has not had any. It is the plant that has grown the best and biggest and looks the healthiest. It's actually huge-- over 6 feet tall, and filled out well. Has had lots of flowers, but not one tomato. It's in the same spot as I had one last year that produced many tomatoes. I'm confused why this one plant is not growing any tomatoes, and it is the biggest and healthiest of the lot. |
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![]() "Gus" wrote in message ... I have 8 plants and 7 all have had a decent number of tomatoes, but one plant has not had any. It is the plant that has grown the best and biggest and looks the healthiest. It's actually huge-- over 6 feet tall, and filled out well. Has had lots of flowers, but not one tomato. It's in the same spot as I had one last year that produced many tomatoes. I'm confused why this one plant is not growing any tomatoes, and it is the biggest and healthiest of the lot. ~~~~~~~~ This may sound strange, but I wonder if the blossoms on that plant are not being pollinated? I grew tomato plants inside my house one winter, and they produced. However, I had to pollinate them myself. I used a tiny paint brush and *very gently* touched it to one blossom, then another, etc. I don't have any idea why bees would miss one plant, but you could try what I did as an experiment. MaryL |
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On 8/2/2014 10:01 PM, Gus wrote:
I have 8 plants and 7 all have had a decent number of tomatoes, but one plant has not had any. It is the plant that has grown the best and biggest and looks the healthiest. It's actually huge-- over 6 feet tall, and filled out well. Has had lots of flowers, but not one tomato. It's in the same spot as I had one last year that produced many tomatoes. I'm confused why this one plant is not growing any tomatoes, and it is the biggest and healthiest of the lot. It is biggest and healthiest because all of its enerfy is making leaves, not fruit. |
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"MaryL" wrote in message
... "Gus" wrote in message ... I have 8 plants and 7 all have had a decent number of tomatoes, but one plant has not had any. It is the plant that has grown the best and biggest and looks the healthiest. It's actually huge-- over 6 feet tall, and filled out well. Has had lots of flowers, but not one tomato. It's in the same spot as I had one last year that produced many tomatoes. I'm confused why this one plant is not growing any tomatoes, and it is the biggest and healthiest of the lot. ~~~~~~~~ This may sound strange, but I wonder if the blossoms on that plant are not being pollinated? I grew tomato plants inside my house one winter, and they produced. However, I had to pollinate them myself. I used a tiny paint brush and *very gently* touched it to one blossom, then another, etc. I don't have any idea why bees would miss one plant, but you could try what I did as an experiment. MaryL Thanks. I've thought of doing that but keep thinking surely there will be some tomatoes on it soon... I will check it tomorrow and if none, will try that. Odd the plant 3 feet away has fair number of tomatoes, and the others in the backyard too. |
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"Ed Pawlowski" wrote in message
... On 8/2/2014 10:01 PM, Gus wrote: I have 8 plants and 7 all have had a decent number of tomatoes, but one plant has not had any. It is the plant that has grown the best and biggest and looks the healthiest. It's actually huge-- over 6 feet tall, and filled out well. Has had lots of flowers, but not one tomato. It's in the same spot as I had one last year that produced many tomatoes. I'm confused why this one plant is not growing any tomatoes, and it is the biggest and healthiest of the lot. It is biggest and healthiest because all of its enerfy is making leaves, not fruit. What do you suggest? What Mary said? Cutting back some of it? It has plenty of flowers and has for last couple months. |
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On Sat, 2 Aug 2014 22:01:05 -0400, "Gus"
wrote: I have 8 plants and 7 all have had a decent number of tomatoes, but one plant has not had any. It is the plant that has grown the best and biggest and looks the healthiest. It's actually huge-- over 6 feet tall, and filled out well. Has had lots of flowers, but not one tomato. It's in the same spot as I had one last year that produced many tomatoes. I'm confused why this one plant is not growing any tomatoes, and it is the biggest and healthiest of the lot. Is it possible that plant is in position to get much hotter than the others? Tomatoes can blossom drop if the temps go over 85 during the day. Janet US |
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![]() "Gus" wrote in message ... I have 8 plants and 7 all have had a decent number of tomatoes, but one plant has not had any. It is the plant that has grown the best and biggest and looks the healthiest. It's actually huge-- over 6 feet tall, and filled out well. Has had lots of flowers, but not one tomato. It's in the same spot as I had one last year that produced many tomatoes. I'm confused why this one plant is not growing any tomatoes, and it is the biggest and healthiest of the lot. Did you put blossom set spray on it? If not, try that. It's also possible that the plant is different than the others and could be a later fruiting variety. I don't know about your climate there, but here we often don't get tomatoes until the end of August. And different varieties produce at different times. Even if you bought a plant labeled something like "Early Girl", it could have merely been mislabed or could have really been planted with some other kind of seed. I've had tomatoes reseeds themselves and because of how weird tomatoes can be, the plant that comes up could be something entirely different from what I planted the year before. |
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![]() "Gus" wrote in message ... "Ed Pawlowski" wrote in message ... On 8/2/2014 10:01 PM, Gus wrote: I have 8 plants and 7 all have had a decent number of tomatoes, but one plant has not had any. It is the plant that has grown the best and biggest and looks the healthiest. It's actually huge-- over 6 feet tall, and filled out well. Has had lots of flowers, but not one tomato. It's in the same spot as I had one last year that produced many tomatoes. I'm confused why this one plant is not growing any tomatoes, and it is the biggest and healthiest of the lot. It is biggest and healthiest because all of its enerfy is making leaves, not fruit. What do you suggest? What Mary said? Cutting back some of it? It has plenty of flowers and has for last couple months. ~~~~~~ My first thought was actually what Ed suggested, but I rejected that idea when I noticed that the plant has flowers. If it was all foliage, I would suspect too much nitrogen. MaryL |
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![]() "Gus" wrote in message ... I have 8 plants and 7 all have had a decent number of tomatoes, but one plant has not had any. It is the plant that has grown the best and biggest and looks the healthiest. It's actually huge-- over 6 feet tall, and filled out well. Has had lots of flowers, but not one tomato. It's in the same spot as I had one last year that produced many tomatoes. I'm confused why this one plant is not growing any tomatoes, and it is the biggest and healthiest of the lot. Too much nitrogen. --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com |
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![]() "Paul M. Cook" wrote in message ... "Gus" wrote in message ... I have 8 plants and 7 all have had a decent number of tomatoes, but one plant has not had any. It is the plant that has grown the best and biggest and looks the healthiest. It's actually huge-- over 6 feet tall, and filled out well. Has had lots of flowers, but not one tomato. It's in the same spot as I had one last year that produced many tomatoes. I'm confused why this one plant is not growing any tomatoes, and it is the biggest and healthiest of the lot. Too much nitrogen. Nope. That would stunt blossom growth and give excess foliage. http://homeguides.sfgate.com/effects...nts-43755.html While it is possible that the plant didn't get pollinated, I still think it is just a later variety. |
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On 8/3/2014 12:49 AM, MaryL wrote:
"Gus" wrote in message ... "Ed Pawlowski" wrote in message ... On 8/2/2014 10:01 PM, Gus wrote: I have 8 plants and 7 all have had a decent number of tomatoes, but one plant has not had any. It is the plant that has grown the best and biggest and looks the healthiest. It's actually huge-- over 6 feet tall, and filled out well. Has had lots of flowers, but not one tomato. It's in the same spot as I had one last year that produced many tomatoes. I'm confused why this one plant is not growing any tomatoes, and it is the biggest and healthiest of the lot. It is biggest and healthiest because all of its enerfy is making leaves, not fruit. What do you suggest? What Mary said? Cutting back some of it? It has plenty of flowers and has for last couple months. ~~~~~~ My first thought was actually what Ed suggested, but I rejected that idea when I noticed that the plant has flowers. If it was all foliage, I would suspect too much nitrogen. I'm following this with interest because I have the same problem. My largest, most lush tomato plant had plenty of flowers but no tomatoes. I've seen a couple tiny ones but that's where it stands. Finally the cherry tomatoes are coming in and the other Mortgage Lifter has plenty of still green tomatoes, but the other Mortgage Lifter is a bust. nancy |
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![]() "Julie Bove" wrote in message ... "Paul M. Cook" wrote in message ... "Gus" wrote in message ... I have 8 plants and 7 all have had a decent number of tomatoes, but one plant has not had any. It is the plant that has grown the best and biggest and looks the healthiest. It's actually huge-- over 6 feet tall, and filled out well. Has had lots of flowers, but not one tomato. It's in the same spot as I had one last year that produced many tomatoes. I'm confused why this one plant is not growing any tomatoes, and it is the biggest and healthiest of the lot. Too much nitrogen. Nope. That would stunt blossom growth and give excess foliage. Which is what he has, Julie. He has a beautiful, bountiful tomato plant but no tomatoes. --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com |
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On 2014-08-03 6:34 AM, Nancy Young wrote:
I'm following this with interest because I have the same problem. My largest, most lush tomato plant had plenty of flowers but no tomatoes. I've seen a couple tiny ones but that's where it stands. Finally the cherry tomatoes are coming in and the other Mortgage Lifter has plenty of still green tomatoes, but the other Mortgage Lifter is a bust. Are they different varieties of tomatoes? I usually get one or two plants of each of several varieties because they bear fruit at different times. You end up with a longer tomato season and are not inundated with the crop all ripening at the same time. |
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On 8/3/2014 6:42 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
On 2014-08-03 6:34 AM, Nancy Young wrote: I'm following this with interest because I have the same problem. My largest, most lush tomato plant had plenty of flowers but no tomatoes. I've seen a couple tiny ones but that's where it stands. Finally the cherry tomatoes are coming in and the other Mortgage Lifter has plenty of still green tomatoes, but the other Mortgage Lifter is a bust. Are they different varieties of tomatoes? I usually get one or two plants of each of several varieties because they bear fruit at different times. You end up with a longer tomato season and are not inundated with the crop all ripening at the same time. I only grew two types, the Mortgage Lifters and the cherry tomatoes. Maybe next year I will grow three varieties. I put the cherry and one mortgage lifter in one box garden, and another mortgage lifter as the only tomato plant in the other box. Maybe I should have keep like types together. Also I crowded the cherry and mortgage lifter, don't know what I was thinking. Still, I did get flowers. nancy |
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On 8/3/2014 12:23 AM, Gus wrote:
It is biggest and healthiest because all of its energy is making leaves, not fruit. What do you suggest? What Mary said? Cutting back some of it? It has plenty of flowers and has for last couple months. It may be too late, but for some reason it did not pollinate. Not sure hot to do it but it can be done. |
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