On Mon, 17 May 2004 23:50:48 GMT, "FDR"
wrote:

===Four hours of sun is way too short.
===
==="Frank" wrote in message
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=== Hello,
===
=== It is my first year to grow tomato. It is beefsteak and I plant one in
=== a 20" planter. I used "Whiteney Farm" organic all purpose plant food.
=== I read that using organic fertilizer I don't have to worry about
=== overfertilize because it is regulated by the microbes or sth machnism
=== like that. I bought a tomato cage from HD which has 4 rings and 3
=== stalks. Now, the tomato plant grows to almost the tallest ring but I
=== haven't got any flower not saying fruit. I'm wondering whether I
=== should prune the plant, ie cut some tips? When, where and how? My
=== plant may only get 4 hours afternoon sun. It is the best I can do with
=== my location. How bad will this affect the flowering and production?
===
=== Really anxious. Some tomato plants on HD shelf start to bear green
=== tomatos. I guess their living condition may not be as good as my
=== tomato. It is much crowded there and the plant is much shorter. Though
=== the finding is encouraging, it also makes me wonder whether I miss sth
=== in growing my tomato.
===
=== Thanks for your advice!
===
=== Frank
===

Yep about half the sunlight the plant should really be getting.
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