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Old 12-05-2006, 01:39 AM posted to rec.gardens.edible
Penelope Periwinkle
 
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Default Q: Why are my tomatoe plant flowers falling off?

On Thu, 11 May 2006 17:09:14 -0700, Otto Pylot
wrote:

tomato blossoms

They
are growing quite nicely but as soon as the flowers start to open, they
fall off. Ideas and suggestions would be most appreciated. Thanks.


http://www.ipm.iastate.edu/ipm/hortn...97/tomdis.html

http://kdcomm.net/~tomato/Tomato/blossom.htm

You don't say where you are, but around here in South Carolina,
the temperatures have fluctuated quite a bit this spring. I'm
surprised any of the tomatoes have set fruit at all.


Penelope

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