"That is common to all tomatoes." This is not true! There are varieties that have been breed to produce during high heat...one of them is rutgers another is homestead! How do you think Fl. farm fields can produce tomatoes during the summers??? These are not heirloom but are nice tomatoes. I get some all summer long...medium to small but still fresh tomatoes. I plant rutgers.

Yes, it is the heat. Failure of the pollen to work on some level due to temp is, I believe, the technical reason. Some varieties are just more susceptible to heat stress than others. It's a genetic thing. I guess all you really can do, short of build and air-conditioned structure around them, is keep them going and hope that the heat breaks and they bear a crop for you when it does.

yes, This is a plant that I have had in a pot for several years. I think this is the first time it was going to bloom. The leaves are just what I think you guys are calling "claws". They haven't opened yet. Here is another picture. As far as I known the root structure was intact. I wasn't there when my husband planted it, but as you can see from the second picture, the other ones he planted are doing fine. here is picture of the planter with 6 plants, 3 Singapore Whites, One Playful (I think) and not sure the other name, white with yellow inside This is I think "Playful" in the same planter (It was the first to bloom, and its blossoms are all spent now) And finally, one of the Singapore whites from the same planter: I guess, it can't hurt to cut off the inflo, then maybe the claws will open up, give it some time in the sun before winter comes!

There are other contributing factors to Blossom Drop other than just air temps. Air temps in the mid-90s in day time and above 75 at night cause Blossom Drop. But so do inconsistent soil moisture levels, excess nitrogen fertilizers, high humidity, hot dry winds, etc. So if your temps have only been in the 80s you may have something else going on. If you haven't read it there is a FAQ here that discusses all the factors you might want to review. Dave