The leaves are fine but some of the flowers look pale, dry, and a little sad. Is this normal? I didn't plant many tomatoes this year so I want each one to be happy as can be. Planted in miracle gro potting soil with a bit of added perlite. This spot gets about 5 hours of direct sun but it's starting to get in the 90s, considering moving the plants off concrete but this spot gets the most sun on the property. Fertilized once with granular all purpose. Every 2 weeks it gets some fish fertilizer.
by butt_clenchh
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They look normal, just at varying stages of growth. Very rarely do all of the flowers open and set at the same time. Tomato flowers don’t last long so don’t worry, drying is normal. If the little curve on the stems start turning yellow that means the flower wasn’t pollinated or the plant was unable to support the flower (lack of nutrients, heat, etc.) and is what you really need to look out for. If you want to be sure of pollination, come by everyday and give the plants a little shake if they don’t get wind or insect pollination. Overall healthy looking plant and flowers imo, but 5 hours of sunlight is not enough. Good luck!
Tomato flowers only stay open a couple days. It’s normal for them to wilt, shrivel and fall off if they weren’t fertilized.
You’ve got baby tomatoes growing in on some of those!
This is normal, especially in hotter temperatures. They would benefit with some shade cloth.