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Garden Question
Posted on 5/21/14 at 11:25 pm
Posted on 5/21/14 at 11:25 pm
I've got a 3x6 raised bed garden that gets about 10 hours of sunshine a day. Planted from containers (not seeds) the Saturday before Easter. My squash are doing well and I have about 6 squash that are about 4-5 inches long with lots of blooms. All my peppers (jalapeño and bell) all have tiny peppers coming out. My question is about my tomatoes. I have 3 Creole and 3 BetterBoys and all are about 18" tall and look good. They have blooms but no fruit appearing yet. Should I be concerned? Everything is watered regularly and once a week I give them all Miracle Grow.
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Posted on 5/21/14 at 11:58 pm to Bagger Joe
No. What I would do is lightly shake the base of each plant to disperse the pollen. That should increase your fruit production. 
Posted on 5/22/14 at 1:24 am to Bagger Joe
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and once a week I give them all Miracle Grow.
May be too much, try to cut back to every two weeks. Are the plants gigantic? If so, they may be concentrating more on growing than producing.
Posted on 5/22/14 at 5:53 am to TJG210
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they may be concentrating more on growing than producing.
This is likely your answer. Their growing conditions are likely too ideal and the plant will grow in size rather than produce. Usually, the plants under a little stress produce fruits better than those in ideal conditions.
Posted on 5/22/14 at 6:10 am to Bagger Joe
My tomatoes are producing like crazy but none have ripened yet
I've got 3 squash plants that are full of little squash but I've only harvested about 8 so far
My peppers and cucumbers seem to be lagging behind
This is my first garden since I was a kid so I'm mostly winging it
I've got 3 squash plants that are full of little squash but I've only harvested about 8 so far
My peppers and cucumbers seem to be lagging behind
This is my first garden since I was a kid so I'm mostly winging it
Posted on 5/22/14 at 6:49 am to Bagger Joe
Sounds like you have quite a bit of stuff in that one box. That may be effecting some of your plants as well.
Posted on 5/22/14 at 7:05 am to TexasTiger
You should see mine
It's packed but it's doing pretty well
I have 2 4x4 boxes
I have 6 tomato, 2 bell, 3 squash, 3 cucumber
I underestimated the growth of some of these
Squash plants get huge
It's packed but it's doing pretty well
I have 2 4x4 boxes
I have 6 tomato, 2 bell, 3 squash, 3 cucumber
I underestimated the growth of some of these
Squash plants get huge
Posted on 5/22/14 at 7:17 am to Croacka
I have a 4x16 and I don't have that many plants..
Posted on 5/22/14 at 7:52 am to Bagger Joe
Try planting a few Zinnia's in your garden. They will attract tons of Skippers during daylight and Sphinx and Tomato hornworm moths which will pollenate all of your plants during the dusk/nighttime hours. I noticed a decreased in bees a few years ago so I tried this approach and it worked. Good luck.
Posted on 5/22/14 at 8:18 am to GRIZZ
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I noticed a decreased in bees a few years ago so I tried this approach and it worked. Good luck.
my squash are not getting pollinated. I began to look around my clover in the yard and not one bee was in it......have we killed off all the bees?
Posted on 5/22/14 at 9:02 am to GRIZZ
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and Tomato hornworm moths
I see a potential problem here...
I'd rather gently shake the plant, or even go the small paintbrush route that heirloom purists use than have to have hornworm moths polinate my tomatoes.
Posted on 5/22/14 at 9:10 am to Huntinguy
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I see a potential problem here...
Same thought I had. Posted on 5/22/14 at 9:11 am to Croacka
quote:Don't know if it's true but have always heard that the longer they ripen on the vine, the better tasting they are.
My tomatoes are producing like crazy but none have ripened yet
Posted on 5/22/14 at 9:12 am to Geauxtiga
Me, too. Those cutworms will destroy a mater plant in just a couple of days...or less.
Posted on 5/22/14 at 9:21 am to BFIV
Thanks for all the comments guys. I have a stupid question. If it's a pollination problem, then why are my other plants producing and not my tomatoes? Are tomatoes that difficult to pollinate?
Posted on 5/22/14 at 9:51 am to tigerfoot
You can use a Q Tip to pollinate your squash.
Posted on 5/22/14 at 9:53 am to Geauxtiga
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Don't know if it's true but have always heard that the longer they ripen on the vine, the better tasting they are.
You'll get a lot of differing opinions here, but I dont think so. I always pick at first blush, basically as soon as I can see any pink, and let them fully ripen indoors.
I cant tell any difference in flavor and it eliminates any loss to birds, squirrels, etc.
Posted on 5/22/14 at 10:22 am to Bagger Joe
Tomato blooms are much smaller than squash, so yes. You need bees. Plant more flowers around.
Posted on 5/22/14 at 10:46 am to Bagger Joe
AS already stated. Too much miracle grow. I planted in Mid March and have huge bellpeppers and banana peppers. I only fertilized one time, about 4 weeks after planting. My tomato plants are producing huge tomatos just non ripe yet.
Best of luck.
Best of luck.
Posted on 5/22/14 at 10:54 am to ThatsAFactJack
I'm with a majority of the other people on the board in saying your plants may just be concentrating on growing rather than producing. I would remove any "suckers" around the base of the plant that might be robbing its production energy and also keep in mind that I believe "Creole" types are part of the "heat tolerant" types and are late bloomers anyway. Might just be a little too early for them?
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