Re: Tomato question/s
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- Date: Tue, 1 Jun 1999 18:43:45 -0700
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Norberto,
High nitrogen and excessive water will produce more leaves than fruit. Try
cutting back a bit on both of those to stress the plan and make it think it
needs to reproduce.
By the way, all are welcome to join in real-time chat (IRC) in #Gardening on
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InaDesert :-)
----- Original Message -----
From: Norberto Arquilevich <daron@westworld.com>
To: <veggie-list>
Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 1999 6:44 PM
Subject: Tomato question/s
> I am in zone 9-10 (Southern California) and this year I planted my tomato
> seedlings on a mix of native soil and compost. They sure liked it! By now
> they are about 5' tall, full of foliage and some fruit. Few tomatoes (I
> think) for the plants size and I am curious if the reason might be a high
> nitrogen level in the compost, or may be. I am overwatering (1/2 hr every
> second day on a drip system.
>
> In any event, what can I do to slow the growth an increase the fruit?
>
> TIA, Norberto
>
>
