what causes blossom drop in this tomato?
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Comments (4)Thank you so much for your answers. I never thought to check the FAQ sheet. (I do tend to panic.) But I think you've hit it. We had a horrible hot spell recently. At least it appears there is reason to hope. I was afraid something awful had happened. In further support of high temps, the patio tomatoes had set their fruit before the heat wave struck. Thank you all again. I am so relieved....See MoreTomato blossom drop
Comments (13)Papa Jim, Try adding Greensand to your potting mix. Texas Greensand is an excellent source of All-Natural Iron & trace minerals. This is a slow release garden soil additive, and is a naturally occurring mineral mined from deposits in Texas. Because of it's unique structure, It loosens clay soils while enriching sandy soils, it also helps all soils with water retention, while keeping them better aerated (when used as directed). Great for alkaline soils where trace minerals are often tied up and unavailable. Total Nitrogen(N).........................0.0% Available Phosphate (P2O5)..........1.00% Soluble Potash (K2O)...................5.00% Iron (FE) minimum.....................10.70% Sulfur(S)......................................0.05% Magnesium(Mg)...........................1.80% Lou...See MoreTomato blossom drop, usual suspects ruled out
Comments (22)Carolyn can it not be tobacco or nicotine related without being TMV? Are you a specialist in the field? ***** Taz, that's a double negative but if you're asking if tobacco products can be the cause of disease with tomatoes without TMV possibly appearing,then the answer is no, I know of no documented disease caused just by smoking products. TMV was originally insected transmitted until TMV tolerant tobacco was grown commercially in the US when now it's different and mechanical transmission is what happens in most cases and especially in commercial greenhouses. I hope one of those two answers is appropriate to your question. Am I a specialist? You can read some of my background at my page. Do I have a Ph.D in plant infectious diseases, no I don't. But I was raised on a farm where we had acres of tomatoes, will be 71 in June, have grown about 2500 hundred varieties myself, have a good understanind of infectious diseases in humans, which I taught, as well as vegetables and fruits, worked with the Cornell Coop Ext in two different counties, have done lots of teaching of Master Gardeners as well as field days re diseases, have been posting online about tomato infectious diseases since 1989 and have done clinics on IDing tomato diseases here and there. And have wrote a book about Heirloom Tomatoes, after being asked to do so. I've been retired since 1999 , from teaching, b'c of mobility problems, severed four quads in 2004, have two new hips and still have to use a walker, and still continue to grow stuff in much less numbers, all my gardening done by someone else. And being retired I have the time to read/post at four online message sites that I chose and as a Moderator at two of them. So it's up to you to decide if I have a good undertanding of tomato diseases and diagnosis of many of them. No one person, even a tomato pathologist, knows it all, but I usually have enough information to help folks looking for answers online to the best of my ability and I don't know ALL the answers either. Carolyn, being also honest but not rude as you posted above.And who also finds this site is sometimes contentious , as do many others, which is why in 2006 many of us moved to a different site but I usually drop in here from time to time anyway as do a few others who also moved elsewhere....See MoreHillBilly Potato Leaf Tomato Blossom Drop
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