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Mid June, tomato flowers don't set fruit
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<blockquote data-quote="TexasJerseyMilker" data-source="post: 1808197" data-attributes="member: 42782"><p>Thanks for trying to help</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Pollination problem: Flowers may drop off before they are pollinated due to plant stress caused by temperature fluctuations, a lack of water, a nutrient imbalance, or insect damage. Not</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Improper nutrition: A lack of nutrients, especially phosphorus, can cause flowers to drop off before they are pollinated. Been feeding 15-30-15 flower food q 3 weeks without results</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Improper watering: Overwatering or underwatering can cause flowers to drop off before they are pollinated. They are not dropping, they stay for weeks mocking me. Great big healthy yellow flowers</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Lack of adequate sunlight: Tomato plants need at least 6 hours of direct sunlight per day to produce fruit. Planted in full sun and daylight length now approaching the summer solstice. Daylight temps are within the range of fruitfulness. Its the night temps.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Pest infestation or disease: These can prevent fruit from forming on your tomato plant. No disease of any kind seen.</li> </ul><p>They are too big for 55 gallon drums. A more feasable method might be to put a plastic sandwich bag on each flower cluster. I will try that today. Not sure if a sandwich bag would raise the night time heat enough, but I have Factor D- Determination....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TexasJerseyMilker, post: 1808197, member: 42782"] Thanks for trying to help [LIST] [*]Pollination problem: Flowers may drop off before they are pollinated due to plant stress caused by temperature fluctuations, a lack of water, a nutrient imbalance, or insect damage. Not [*]Improper nutrition: A lack of nutrients, especially phosphorus, can cause flowers to drop off before they are pollinated. Been feeding 15-30-15 flower food q 3 weeks without results [*]Improper watering: Overwatering or underwatering can cause flowers to drop off before they are pollinated. They are not dropping, they stay for weeks mocking me. Great big healthy yellow flowers [*]Lack of adequate sunlight: Tomato plants need at least 6 hours of direct sunlight per day to produce fruit. Planted in full sun and daylight length now approaching the summer solstice. Daylight temps are within the range of fruitfulness. Its the night temps. [*]Pest infestation or disease: These can prevent fruit from forming on your tomato plant. No disease of any kind seen. [/LIST] They are too big for 55 gallon drums. A more feasable method might be to put a plastic sandwich bag on each flower cluster. I will try that today. Not sure if a sandwich bag would raise the night time heat enough, but I have Factor D- Determination.... [/QUOTE]
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