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Grittyville, WA

Seeing lots of stress from all day sun yesterday looks like plants might abort nearly every blossom... can they recover once they start to getting yellow or just a fools hope? Its slightly yellow on the stem of 8 of 10 or so good sized mega blooms.

Fools gold on our flower stems? Sorry no pic at the moment... Later maybe. Is abort imminent or is it possible they can change their mind

6/7/2018 1:43:01 PM

Wixom MI.

If you are not getting a tomato 5 days after it flowers and the stem is yellowing then it is likely aborting. I will often see a tomato about 3-4 days after the flower opens.

6/7/2018 3:57:00 PM

Grittyville, WA

Thanks.
Any way to tell if the cause was plant stress or nutrition or lack of pollination? I think this was lack of water or nutrition i guess if it was just lack of pollination the stem would remain green and not break off but the tomato would never develop?

6/7/2018 6:08:27 PM

Eastern Shore of VA

Sounds like blossom drop.
Happened to almost all of mine last year when the temperature jumped from low 80s to mid 90s over a couple of days.

6/7/2018 9:12:31 PM

Central NY

Esheel will be shading some of his plants this year when the heat turns on...

6/7/2018 9:52:11 PM

Eastern Shore of VA

You better believe it !

6/8/2018 2:36:13 PM