Re: Tomatoes not fruiting
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- Subject: Re: Tomatoes not fruiting
- From: M* L*
- Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2001 07:53:34 -0700
- Resent-Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2001 06:58:29 -0800
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At 11:07 AM 1/13/01 +0800, you wrote:
>Hi guys, my garden is still doing fine in Singapore.Bittermelon(spindle
>variety ) is fruiting well, wild eggplant too but my toms though doing
>well and flowering have only produced one fruit(4 plants, 3 in 5 gallon
>pots each and 1 on the ground).cant be a pollination problem as my
>bittermelon is next to it and the bees as well as butterflies are doing
>their job there.Any ideas?By the way, how soon do you guys start planting
>again?
Did you use a fertilizer high in N and low on P and K? That contributes to
vegetative growth rather than fruiting. Are your daytime temperatures above
95? If so, that will cause blossom drop. I think super high temps kill
the pollen. Margaret L
