tomato plant?

Question

my tomato plants have been flowering however after the flower dies back the tomato does not grow. does anyone have a clue as to what may be going on?

Answer 1

Blossom drop occurs as a result of stress. There are a few reasons why you're seeing flower abortion;

1) Excessive heat or cold can also interfere with fruit set
2) Temperatures that go below 55 degrees or remain above 75 degrees at night can prevent pollination of tomatoes
3) Too much nitrogen
4) Too much/too little water
5) High relative humidity

The suggestion of watering overhead will increase fruit-set is a good idea but it may cause other problems to develop such as diseases because of prolonged wetting of leaves and fruit.

Here are a couple of suggestions to help increase tomato production and reduce flower drop;

Reduce the amount of Nitrogen and increase the amount of Phosphorous and Potassium to encourage flower production and help with fruit formation.

Deep water once a week to promote deeper rooting. Place mulch around the plants to prevent moisture loss during hot days.

Try shaking your tomato plants slightly every time you walk since this will help increase the incidence of pollination.

There is a hormone called "Get Set" for Tomatoes to spray on the blooms to stimulate fruit setting. It can be sprayed on the open blooms three to four times during the season.

Hope this information was of some help. GOOD LUCK!

Answer 2

Usually this is a pollination problem. have you seen many bees around this year?? I had the same problem a few years ago with pumpkins. The solution was to go out in the morning before noon when the flowers are open and look for a male flower and remove the petals and then take the male poker thing and gently poke it into the female flower, then speed up a little bit and finally shove it in as far and fast as possible for about 5 seconds. Then just light up a cigarette for the two of them so they can bask in the glow of their newfound love. It was very hot. I think I hear my pumpkin calling me now.

Answer 3

They are not being fertilised. You have to do it for them. We used to use a rabbits tail, but any soft brush will do. You twiddle the brush among some of the flowers, then go to the next and do the same and so on not forgetting to go back to the first. You are doing the job of the bee. Don't forget to pull out the 'side shoots' which is the little branch, not the flowers, that comes out next to the leaves. You pinch them out and when you have five or six trusses of flowers/baby tomatoes, pinch out the top of the plant. If you smoke, make sure your hands are clean as tomatoes hate nicotine.............

Answer 4

the flowers are not getting pollinated.. you can do two things that are easy and affective... lightly spray your tomato plant in the morning with a hose, or just go and lightly shake the plants.. this helps with the pollination.. i saw this on a garden show, and i have tried it.. with great results.. good luck

Answer 5

You´re not giving enough info. You should keep your plant inside with lots of natural light. It´s a Mediterranean plant, grows easily in hot and sunny countries so try and imitate that climate. Don´t water it too much.

Answer 6

Pollination.....are you pollinating the blossoms?
There is a product available called "Blossom Set" available at garden centers, works well to help set fruit.

Answer 7

Usually it is due to two things.. a) not enough sun light for the plant; and b) over fertilizing it

Answer 8

Are they being pollinated? If you are using a lot of bug spray you might not have the bees.

Answer 9

Ummm, ask a garden store.