dried up blossoms

encore · July 24, 2015

what would cause all the blossoms on the upper part of the tomato plants to just start drying up and not producing fruit?

Worth1 · July 24, 2015

Turning yellow at the ends and falling off.
That is called blossom drop and is due to heat and humidity.
If this is not what your are getting at please forgive me.

Worth

Anthony_Toronto · July 24, 2015

Many of mine are drying up, not turning yellow, and not falling off. Others are having regular blossom drop. Something seems to be going around this year in my area, its either the weather or the abundance of fungal problems.

Too many plants have too few fruit. The ones that have a lot of fruit are also the ones that seem to be having so many foilage problems that the fruits that are ripening haven't had enough photosynthesis to produce much flavour.

**carolyn137** · July 24, 2015

Blossom Drop is also caused by lack of pollination and there are many variables associated with that that include weather, available pollinators due to weather, too cold temps and on and on.

Carolyn

encore · July 24, 2015

thanks , ya the weather has been going up and down a lot, it's been in the 80's here the last 5 days, before that it would go from 90, down to 60's at night, all over the board up and down, i've only had 2 bumble bees that I've seen, but they seemed to be doing their job. looking at them again a few have very tiny fruits starting, the blossoms don't seem to be falling off though. maybe I'm jumping the gun here, they just seemed to go from nice plump looking blossoms , to terrible looking. lol could just be me! still waiting for red ones!

Worth1 · July 24, 2015

If you are talking about just the yellow flower part and not the green part then you are fine.
Forgive me if I dont know all of the fancy names for the parts.

Worth

Bipetual · July 24, 2015

Have you tried Texas Tomato Food? That stuff gave me blossoms like crazy, and I have had great fruit set.

Gardeneer · July 25, 2015

The reason for not getting pollinated is puzzling to me.
I have a variety (Dwarf Pink Passion) with just one fruit on each truss, no more, no less, similarly is CP.
I have a feeling that the plant is just being selective as how many to grow. I have a Willamette, with 25 fruits on one truss ( I counted today). Nothing is missing. So I am thinking that it is not due to growing conditions. I could be wrong.

Gardeneer.

July 24, 2015	#1
encore Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2015 Location: wisconsin Posts: 536	dried up blossoms what would cause all the blossoms on the upper part of the tomato plants to just start drying up and not producing fruit?

July 24, 2015	#4
carolyn137 Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Upstate NY, zone 4b/5a Posts: 21,169	Blossom Drop is also caused by lack of pollination and there are many variables associated with that that include weather, available pollinators due to weather, too cold temps and on and on. Carolyn __________________ Carolyn

July 24, 2015	#2
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	Turning yellow at the ends and falling off. That is called blossom drop and is due to heat and humidity. If this is not what your are getting at please forgive me. Worth

July 24, 2015	#3
Anthony_Toronto Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Toronto Posts: 413	Many of mine are drying up, not turning yellow, and not falling off. Others are having regular blossom drop. Something seems to be going around this year in my area, its either the weather or the abundance of fungal problems. Too many plants have too few fruit. The ones that have a lot of fruit are also the ones that seem to be having so many foilage problems that the fruits that are ripening haven't had enough photosynthesis to produce much flavour.

July 24, 2015	#7
Bipetual Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Illinois, zone 5a Posts: 579	Have you tried Texas Tomato Food? That stuff gave me blossoms like crazy, and I have had great fruit set.

July 25, 2015	#8
Gardeneer Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: NC - zone 8a - heat zone 7 Posts: 4,916	The reason for not getting pollinated is puzzling to me. I have a variety (Dwarf Pink Passion) with just one fruit on each truss, no more, no less, similarly is CP. I have a feeling that the plant is just being selective as how many to grow. I have a Willamette, with 25 fruits on one truss ( I counted today). Nothing is missing. So I am thinking that it is not due to growing conditions. I could be wrong. Gardeneer.