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Posted on 5/22/14 at 10:57 am to
Posted by eng08
Member since Jan 2013
5997 posts
Posted on 5/22/14 at 10:57 am to
The early bloomer tomatoes have lots of fruit set on them, but the late bloomers are just blooming for me.
Posted by LSU fan 246
Member since Oct 2005
90567 posts
Posted on 5/22/14 at 12:10 pm to
SOunds like a lot of plants for that box.

Hot peppers should be planted by themselves.
Posted by Bill Parker?
Member since Jan 2013
4495 posts
Posted on 5/22/14 at 1:04 pm to
You are fertilizing too much. I'd stop putting the juice to them and let them start acting like tomato plants.

Some help with pollination is good. If you want to be a super garden nerd, buy a cheap battery powered toothbrush and get after the blooms with it.
Posted by TIGERFANZZ
THE Death Valley
Member since Nov 2007
4058 posts
Posted on 5/22/14 at 1:16 pm to
Yeah, Miracle Gro can be the death of
A garden; too much and you end up with hedges. Cut out the Miracle Gro & try this: dilute 2 tbs of Epsom salt in a gallon of water & spray your plants (foliage) with that once every two weeks. The magnesium will get your plants to produce blossoms & help feed whatever fruit you have already.
First time I heard this I thought it was nuts but did some research & found out there is some/a lot of truth in it. I did mine last week & it kick started my bell & hatch pepper blooms as well as my tomatoes.
Posted by LSUlefty
Youngsville, LA
Member since Dec 2007
26538 posts
Posted on 5/22/14 at 5:32 pm to
Just picked my first tomato(Amelia). My Creole s are loaded, but have a couple of weeks to go. Been picking the hell out of cucumbers.
Posted by Easternrio
Member since May 2014
3755 posts
Posted on 5/22/14 at 9:09 pm to
Got 2 early girls that are loaded and can't wait for em to get ripe. Got 2 celebrities doing good as well. As long as your blooms aren't falling off they should make. I miracle grow mine twice a month. Like said earlier if you fertilize too much u will have monster plants with no fruit
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