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Old 01-08-2005, 02:32 PM
Anthony A.
 
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Default Tomatoes look greatm but fruit-set is slowing down........

So here on HOT Long island, my big beef and other tomatoes seem to be
doing well - big (7 foot+) plants with lots of fruit that's just
begining to show the blush of ripening. But the fruit set of these
plants has slowed down.
I have lots of flowers near the tops of the plants, and I give them a
tap to aid pollination, but now, if I have a cluster of 5 flowers, it
typically results in only 1 or 2 fruits - the other flowers die without
producing fruit.
In past months 5 flowers would mean 4 or 5 fruit.
Any tips for increasing my production? Fertilizer? More water? or is
this just a side effect of the plants having so much fruit to support
already?
Thanks in advance for any info!

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Old 01-08-2005, 05:41 PM
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"Anthony A." wrote:

So here on HOT Long island, my big beef and other tomatoes seem to be
doing well - big (7 foot+) plants with lots of fruit that's just
begining to show the blush of ripening. But the fruit set of these
plants has slowed down.
I have lots of flowers near the tops of the plants, and I give them a
tap to aid pollination, but now, if I have a cluster of 5 flowers, it
typically results in only 1 or 2 fruits - the other flowers die without
producing fruit.
In past months 5 flowers would mean 4 or 5 fruit.
Any tips for increasing my production? Fertilizer? More water? or is
this just a side effect of the plants having so much fruit to support
already?
Thanks in advance for any info!



Most tomatoes do not set well when it is extremely hot.
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Old 01-08-2005, 11:05 PM
 
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TRY SHADE CLOTH AND A FAN TO LOWER TEMP. TOMATOES SLOW DOWN IN EXTREME
HEAT. THIS WORKS FOR ME IN S.E. LOUISIANA. GOOD LUCK.

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