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Reed Point Montana

This is my first year growing giant tomatoes and after a rough start my tomato plants have really taken off and are about 3 feet tall have been blooming for over a month now and for some reason they still havent set a single tomato. I have one plant that has loads of maters on it but am puzzled on what could be wrong with the other plants that they wont set. could it be a polination problem or something else?

8/25/2011 11:46:44 PM

Boise City, Oklahoma, USA

Heat, plant getting blossoms wet during pollenating...

8/26/2011 1:08:12 AM

Hamilton Nj

back off on fertilizers when trying to set fruit!!!!

temps above 85 degrese will make them abort!!! 70-80 is where temps want to be !!!!

and a little bit of luck!!! pizza

8/26/2011 8:26:04 AM

Alabama

I had the same thing happen with highs in the upper 90s for weeks it,s hard to get them to pollinate, I only got one this year.

8/26/2011 6:39:24 PM

Reed Point Montana

im just kind of experamenting with them this year im not too serious about growing a real big one. I just let them open pollenate and i dont fertalize but i know the soil is good. I suppose it could be the temps being too high but i would only cause poor polination but these are not setting at all, the blossoms and stem just turn yellow and fall off. i just cant understand how one of my plant 2 feet away can have like 30 tomatoes on it and the others wont even set.

8/26/2011 11:59:37 PM

Owensboro, Ky.

mid, from what I know...which is limited...awl of the giants have trouble w/pollination in high heat settings!! True for pkns, squash, melons, lopes, beans, maters, and awl (Giant Variety)!!! ?, what is the variety that pollinated well, less than 2' away? Of course, just tryin to learn something here!! Peace, Wayne

8/27/2011 3:08:34 AM