Is my San Marzano plant ok? Some of the flowers are dry and I had to cut some of the leaves because they were dry as well. Also my one green tomato is growing so slowly. It’s been the same size for a week. Is this normal?
by futuristiccats
In Tomatoes
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Also, I don’t know is it’s that visible but the branches look a bit droopy. Two days ago it was quite hot and they looked even droopier.
The flowers will usually wilt after they have been pollinated so maybe don’t chop them off, could explain why you only have one tomato.
Looks very healthy to me. It gets droopy when it’s hot probably just because it’s thirsty, so give it a good drench. Tomatoes use water to remain rigid and upright, so they wilt a bit as they lose water, starting at the extremeties (furthest from the roots). You shouldn’t have to cut off any leaves due to wilting – if they are truly sick and need to be cut they likely change color eg. brown or blacken.
Flower drying is also completely normal. The fruit grows behind the flower, so some of it is pushed off and dies during fruiting. If it’s just the yellow part of the flower, it’s just normal fruiting. If the entire flower (with stem) is falling off, then something is wrong, possible lack of polination or high temperature.
Tomatoes take painfully long to ripe 🥲 just leave the fruit and be patient.