Tomato plants with leaves, flowers and few fruits
By scheng1
@scheng1 (24649)
Singapore
April 15, 2016 10:25pm CST
In the community garden near my house, a lot of retirees are trying their hands at gardening.
Most of them are successful in growing green leafy vegetables, but nearly all fail in growing tomatoes.
The tomato plants are very tall, with a lot of leaves and flowers, but hardly any fruits.
In fact, the grand total of all the tomato plants produce just 5 fruits in all.
I wonder what is wrong with all the plants.
Perhaps it is wrong fertilizer used or just the weather.
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@youless (114117)
• Guangzhou, China
16 Apr 16
I have no experience to plant the tomatoes. But I have seen them in the suburb. I think it shall not be a difficult vegetable to plant. But it may need a little bamboo stick so that the tomatoes can grow up with it. I wonder they need some supporters?
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@youless (114117)
• Guangzhou, China
16 Apr 16
@scheng1 I think perhaps they keep the tomatoes too tall. As usually the tomato plants are not so tall. It is about to your knee. If the plants grow too tall, then they may not have enough nutrition to grow fruits. Perhaps this is the reason.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
20 Apr 16
could be lots'f reasons fer the lack'f fruits. they like full sun 'n drink lots'f water. i feed mine an epsom salt solution mixed with compost tea.
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@epiffanie (11336)
• Australia
16 Apr 16
It's great that elderly people get to work together growing veggies and greens .. But disappointing to hear that there are hardly any fruits at all in those tomatoe plants .. Are there bees around to pollinate the flowers? .. We always have a lot of cherry tomatoes in our garden during summer time ..
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