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|    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.              --       Maggie              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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