My plants were put into the ground 4 weeks ago..now they are growing bushy and tall but i have yet to see a flower or any tomato....alll the leaves are green and everything looks healthy but i just worry I've done something wrong..this is my first yr with growing tomato's
Do you have flowers on your tomato plants yet? Sometimes they take awhile to get flowers. Depending on your zone they can flower well into July. Most of my plants have flowers on them, but not all. they will catch up.
I assume that your toms are outside. Being that far north, I would imagine that they simply have not had time to form flowerbuds yet. I grow mine only in a greenhouse and it takes them a good 3 weeks to a month to form their first flowers, depending upon the weather. I won't tell you to be patient--chuckle-- because it wouldn't work for me either. Just keep an eye on them.
I wouldnt worry abou them just yet, it can take some time to get to the stage where flowers appear. It doesnt necessarily mean you'll have a poor harvest of toms this year though
It is most likely that your nighttime temperatures are still a little cool for your tomatoes to set flowers. When things warm up, you'll have strong healthy plants to support the weight of all that fruit. If you want, you can apply a high middle number fertilizer later. That will stimulate flowering and thus fruit set.
sometimes it takes a good couple of really humid days for thrm to start producing. also, if you don't rotate them you may have to fertilize them. But if your soil is out of balance , you may have too much of one thing in the garde, Fertilizers have #'s like 5-10-5. stands for what percentage of nutrient is in the bag. check with your local nursery. they will be able to give you advice for your area. Even a county extension. Brng them a soil sample. maybe a picture of the flowerless plants.
