Has anyone ever grown a tomatoe plant that did not produce ?

phonewoman59 · June 23, 2013

Has anyone ever grown any tomatoe plant that did not produce any tomatoes ? Im talking about budding and then nothing no flower no nothing ? Im really sick that it takes all this time and then nothing wow so dissapointed .

Redbaron · June 23, 2013

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Originally Posted by phonewoman59

Has anyone ever grown any tomatoe plant that did not produce any tomatoes ? Im talking about budding and then nothing no flower no nothing ? Im really sick that it takes all this time and then nothing wow so dissapointed .

Of course. More than once. But I never went through a season, no matter how bad, that I didn't get at least some tomatoes off one of the plants. Chin up. There is a lot of the growing season still left. There is still plenty of time to get your delicious home grown tomato.

**carolyn137** · June 23, 2013

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Originally Posted by phonewoman59

Has anyone ever grown any tomatoe plant that did not produce any tomatoes ? Im talking about budding and then nothing no flower no nothing ? Im really sick that it takes all this time and then nothing wow so dissapointed .

Yes, they are called mule plants, not all that common, and result from a mutation in either the pollen or the female organs such as the stigma, or similar.

Carolyn

pinklady5 · June 23, 2013

Yes, I had a Caspian Pink plant years ago that produced buds but that was it. I never saw a single fruit.

lapk78 · June 23, 2013

I just had to pull my Hillbilly due to too few flowers. It was ovet 10 ft tall, too. And the buds it did produce sometimes had no petals or very underdeveloped petals. Apparently other people have a similar experience with Hillbilly.

shelleybean · June 23, 2013

I just pulled a mule NAR plants about ten days ago. I started seedlings for my SIL this spring and she had one, too. Stinks, doesn't it? You keep hoping something will happen and then nothing. I had a smaller plant to put in its place but of course it's way behind in size.

doublehelix · June 23, 2013

High Nitrogen and low Phosphate can sometimes be the cause. You could try pruning and adding some super Phosphate.

phonewoman59 · June 23, 2013

i just went ahead and pulled it and starting all over again since I grow my maters inside under grow lights and hopefully the next bunch will do better and thank you all for letting me know it was just not me ....

b54red · June 23, 2013

I usually have one or two every year that act like that and sometimes it will be one of the better producing varieties. This year it was Akers West Virginia.

Bill

tomatoguy · June 23, 2013

I have had two Mr. Stripeys, over the years, that have been like that.

mater

frankbenjones · June 23, 2013

I had several plants do this last year. Some got very tall, most looked green and healthy and had flowers but little or no fruit and the fruit that did set often had BER. This year I got a soild test and my PH was high. This year the same beds are producing alot of fruit. I can't say for sure that it was the ph but I suspect it was. My soil tests showed that I wasn't lacking in any nutrients either so all I did was added the sulfer and didn't even add any fertilizer. Plants upto 8 feet tall with tons of fruit.

June 23, 2013	#1
phonewoman59 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: B!TCHVILLE USA Posts: 15	Has anyone ever grown a tomatoe plant that did not produce ? Has anyone ever grown any tomatoe plant that did not produce any tomatoes ? Im talking about budding and then nothing no flower no nothing ? Im really sick that it takes all this time and then nothing wow so dissapointed .

June 23, 2013	#6
shelleybean Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 2,648	I just pulled a mule NAR plants about ten days ago. I started seedlings for my SIL this spring and she had one, too. Stinks, doesn't it? You keep hoping something will happen and then nothing. I had a smaller plant to put in its place but of course it's way behind in size. __________________ Michele

June 23, 2013	#4
pinklady5 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2011 Location: Central NJ Posts: 234	Yes, I had a Caspian Pink plant years ago that produced buds but that was it. I never saw a single fruit.

June 23, 2013	#5
lapk78 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2011 Location: San Antonio, TX Zone 8B Posts: 118	I just had to pull my Hillbilly due to too few flowers. It was ovet 10 ft tall, too. And the buds it did produce sometimes had no petals or very underdeveloped petals. Apparently other people have a similar experience with Hillbilly.

June 23, 2013	#7
doublehelix Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Central Arkansas Posts: 190	High Nitrogen and low Phosphate can sometimes be the cause. You could try pruning and adding some super Phosphate.

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b54red Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Alabama Posts: 7,068	I usually have one or two every year that act like that and sometimes it will be one of the better producing varieties. This year it was Akers West Virginia. Bill

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tomatoguy Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Rockvale, TN Zone 7A Posts: 526	I have had two Mr. Stripeys, over the years, that have been like that. mater

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frankbenjones Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Newbury Park, CA Posts: 51	I had several plants do this last year. Some got very tall, most looked green and healthy and had flowers but little or no fruit and the fruit that did set often had BER. This year I got a soild test and my PH was high. This year the same beds are producing alot of fruit. I can't say for sure that it was the ph but I suspect it was. My soil tests showed that I wasn't lacking in any nutrients either so all I did was added the sulfer and didn't even add any fertilizer. Plants upto 8 feet tall with tons of fruit.