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   Message 39,165 of 40,484   
   Muggles to Ralph Mowery   
   Re: No blooms on tomato plants   
   16 Jun 20 10:17:40   
   
   From: countd@wn2TkxG.vng   
      
   On 6/16/2020 9:26 AM, Ralph Mowery wrote:   
   >   
   >   
   > I live in the middle of NC.   
   >   
   > I started several types of tomatoes in the house and transplanted them   
   > to the garden around the middle of April.   
   >   
   > The Better Boys and Celeberties are looking good and have green tomatoes   
   > on them around the size of golf balls and larger.   
   >   
   >   
   > I ordered the seeds from a company and they sent me a package of free   
   > seeds for Orange Oxheart.  Never raised them before.  The package says   
   > 76 days, around the same time as the others I have.   
   >   
   > The plants are up to about 3 or 4 feet tall.  All 3 of them that I put   
   > out.  There is not a single bloom on any of the 3.  And of course no   
   > tomatoes either.  Has anyone else seen tomato plants grow and not put   
   > out any blooms ?  If it was not for the other 10 or so plants of other   
   > varities I may have thought some animal had eaten the blooms.   
   >   
   > The plants are in wire cages and have not been pruned or suckered.   
   >   
   >   
      
   They may not be getting enough water and/or phosphorus.  High nitrogen   
   produces good foliage, but too much can prevent flowering, too.   
      
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