I have lots of tomatoe blossoms but not very many tomatoes?

Question

I"m growing patio tomatoes in a raised bed greenhouse in Northern California. The plants look great...nice and big and green with lots of blossoms..........but not very many tomatoes?? Why is that? Is it getting too hot? Or do I need to let the bird and the bee's get to them? I did spray them for several weeks with tomatoe set. Thanks

Answer 1

Doityourself above is most likely correct--not getting pollinated. In many areas of the country where they spray for mosquitoes, they kill the mosquitoes (or most of them) but they also kill the beneficial insects. Honeybees are so scarce in some parts of the country that many flowers do not get pollinated. That's kind of sad--I couldn't run across my lawn as a kid in my bare feet without getting stung. Now honey bees are almost all taken care of by beekeepers--not many wild honeybees left.

The Blossom Set however should have fooled the plant into thinking the flowers were pollinated and made you tomatoes. Maybe the Blossom Set was old or inactivated by heat or something. It's hard to say why it didn't work. I'd try a new bottle if the one you have is old.

Answer 2

You are doing great if you have lots of blossoms. If you have too many you can have tomatoes that don't potentially get as large as they could. You might try pinching some of the blooms off as soon as some tomatoes start growing, that way the energy source goes to the producing tomatoes. Just pinch a few of the blooms not all. The tomatoes will continue to produce until the weathers cools which will happen soon here. Not sure about N. Cal.

Good Luck. Can a few for the winter. Freeze if you don't can.

Answer 3

The condition is called "blossom end rot". (the bottom of the tomato is the authentic the position the blossom replaced into.) there is not any remedy for the outcome which have already got the brown marks on them: it truly is probably proper to eliminate them to allow the plant to concentration its attempt on new fruit. the reason behind the area is abnormal or inadequate watering. you need to discover that in case you supply the flowers a thorough soak contained in the morning, before the solar receives on them, and then yet another lighter watering after the solar has lengthy gone previous, that the area will bypass away. you need to also feed the flowers with a balanced tomato fertiliser each few days, or possibly a small quantity day by day. Small tomato varieties (cherry tomatoes) are hardly ever bothered with the help of this concern.

Answer 4

Blossom set will not do you any good if the flowers aren't pollinated. Those babies have to exchange sex cells or no babies (fruit with seed) can be produced, right? You've already got advice about pollination in other answers. Naturally is best, I think, but you can pollinate them yourself, too.
If you've been feeding them, make sure your fertilizer is for flowering plants and veg, rather than for foliage. Too much nitrogen will retard fruiting.
Last, if Northern CA has been cool and rainy all summer, you're going to have some problems getting ripe fruit. Those tomatoes do love heat and sunny weather.

Answer 5

You definately need to get those tomato blossoms pollinated. Let the bees get in there or you can do it yourself.

Take a very small paintbrush and touch one blossom and then another (on the same plant, preferably). It is best to do this in the early morning...

Answer 6

TOOHOT your plants are stressed and excess heat will cause blossom drop thats why you dont see many fruits on the vine I had that problem and I have a short growing season 90 days so a short set back can really set me back I have to hope for a long Indian summer for a nice crop

Answer 7

I also live in Northern California and have experienced the same problem with my tomatoes. The weather has been kind of brutal this summer so it is taking its toll on my garden as well. My watermellons aren't ripening and the tomato plant is bearly producing. I think it is due to the extreme heat.

Answer 8

If you sprayed the blossoms and plenty of fertilizer should have no problem. Make sure not to over water. Blossoms are a good sign so just give it time!

Answer 9

If you have blossoms you will have tomatoes! Unless the blossoms get knocked off each one will produce a tomato.

Good luck!

Answer 10

Sounds like they need to be pollinated. If you aren't seeing the birds and bees...you could get a paint brush or Q-tip and do it yourself if you are that ambitious!!! Just go from flower to flower and get the pollen from one blossom onto another.