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Old 27-08-2006, 08:24 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default Tomatoes Dropping Off


"Jane" wrote in message
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My giant 2 or 3 pound green beefsteak tomatoes some times fall off
the
vine also. I believe it's because the vine can not support the weight
of
the tomatoes. Ed


I can understand why beefsteak toms would fall off due to weight, but
my
tomatoes are Gardeners' Delight, Alicante and Moneymaker, which are
smaller
tomatoes.



I read somewhere in a gardening mag' that this is most likely due to an
overly dry atmosphere in the GH.
It was suggested to dampen-down the paths and spray the plants with a
fine mist spray during hot, dry conditions.
pp.