I have a huge cherry tomato that has only produced about 8 fruits couple weeks ago. Since then the plant exploded and it’s now almost as tall as me. It has hundreds of flowers but no new fruits. What could be wrong? What can I do?
- night temps low 70s. Day temp low 80s
- I have been shaking the flowers everyday.
- it’s windy here
- large basil plant next to tomato w bees everyday.
Any ideas??
I have other tomato plants (different bed) that are doing very well. But somehow this one isn’t producing fruits 🙁
by Paradise_chef
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There isn’t really anything more that you can do. Seems like you have checked all the boxes. It will set fruit when the conditions are right for that particular variety.
Tomatoes are vines, not bushes. It’s probably too late for this plant, but in the future try growing the plant vertically. One does this by attaching the growing plant stem at regular intervals (when the plant starts bending over. The most important part is, and indeed the whole point of the exercise is to pinch off suckers whenever the appear, the sooner the better.
Suckers are the growth that sprouts between the main stem and a true leaf. Suckers are actually another whole tomato plant. By pruning them, the plant directs its energy into fruit production, and away from green growth. The main stem can only support so much growth and the suckers really pull plant energy away from its ability to set fruit.
Your plant is big and bushy and quite healthy. I would be ruthless pruning all the suckers and see how it does. I’m certain it will begin to set quite a lot more more. Good luck!