Are my tomatoes slow or am I imagining it?

Hello, greetings from sunny Shoreham-by-Sea.

My tomato plants - that's the plants - are incredibly healthy and lush, but it seems to me that the fruit is very slow to form and grow.

Is this so, and if so, why, or am I imagining it?

Many thanks

Neil

 

Thanks for that. They're outside, south facing, and, yes, they seem to be getting pollinated okay, but will give them a bit of a shake! Good idea. And am feeding, so can't really do anything else, it seems.

 

Oh, okay, three trusses. I've always stopped at four previously, with pretty good results, but perhaps I should trim to three this time.

 

Do you know, I can't really remember, except it certainly seems as though it was earlier than this.

 

I read a book some time ago. It suggests that leave only one truss, but plant 4 times as dense. This way the plants don't need support and the fruits will ripe sooner. I may give it a try next year.

 

I've got my first outdoor one ripe, its a "sweet million".
I think its a bit early, especially bearing in mind the rubbish weather, but who knows.

I've only planted four plants on the allotment and got them very well spaced this year, hoping the airflow around the plants will go some way to avoiding blight.

 

@JWK, I always have problems with blight, have I understood this properly (sorry to be so dim ) I have to nip out the top of the tomato once it has three or four trusses, then should I start removing the lower branches to encourage air flow? I've not done any of these things in the past, I will be so disappointed if I get blight again this year . I've also stopped wetting the floor of the greenhouse as I've been told that increases the chances of blight , someone else said it helps the tomatoes because they like humidity? I'm really confused! Any help you can give me will be much appreciated

 

Hi Beckie,

If the lower leaves are touching the soil then they should be removed. Otherwise they can be left along

Tomatoes like moisture but only for roots. The above-earth part need to be dry. You should not even wet the leaves when watering them.


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Hi @blacktulip, thank you very much for your advice my friend , I'm always very careful when I water, I literally kneel down & only water the soil in the grow bag, in previous years I've also watered the floor in the greenhouse, but I wondering if that's some of the problem?

 

You are most welcome humid air definitely helped the fungus spread. Greenhouse tomatoes don't usually get blight since they are shielded from rain water. Try keep the greenhouse as dry as possible (keep the door open etc) and your tomatoes should be fine.


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That's interesting; yes, worth a try. And perhaps I am imagining it, then, John.