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  • Answered by
    Nikki on
    July 12, 2011
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    I would not prune anymore at this time. It is probably a bit of the reason you have green tomatoes. The plant has been spending energy on healing cuts rather than fruit production and the fruit set a bit later. It is the trade off when you prune and sucker. It also sounds like you may have too much nitrogen, which would also contribute to delayed fruit setting. The excess nitrogen will work itself out over the season, but for next year, make sure you use a fertilizing mix (chemical or organic) with more phosphorous.

    As for this season, the tomatoes will ripen. You just need to give it some time.

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    Nikki on
    May 1, 2012
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    Tomatoes are self pollinating. They do not need other tomatoes plants to produce fruit.

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    sugar snap mama on
    May 6, 2012
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    Tomatoes self pollinate. If you only had one tomato plant, you'd still get plenty of tomatoes. No worries.

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    Karen Koch on
    May 17, 2015
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    Manure

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    Downtoearthdigs on
    May 17, 2015
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    I would recommend using a fish emulsion.
    Below is a link about making your own, but it is readily available at any garden center.
    I use it about once a week on my tomato plants. Follow the directions on the bottle for diluting the concentrate and applying to your tomatoes.
    I also use epsom salt every couple of weeks. I have great success using these two simple, economical and natural fertilizers on all my vegetable plants.

    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/soil-fertilizers/fish-emulsion-fertilizer.htm

    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/soil-fertilizers/epsom-salt-gardening.htm

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    Downtoearthdigs on
    June 25, 2015
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    In addition to the high temps, it sounds like you may have too much nitrogen in the soil. High nitrogen will encourage foliage growth and discourage blooming and fruiting. Add some phosphorus to the soil to combat this. Bone meal is a good source of this. Here is more information: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/soil-fertilizers/phosphorus-plant-growth.htm

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    BushDoctor on
    February 23, 2019
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    Normally, we don't recommend places to purchase. I will say that Etsy, Amazon, and Ebay are good places to start, but personally, I go through Baker Creek Seeds.

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  • Answered by
    GKH_Susan on
    January 20, 2020
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    Add 75 days to May 20 to come up with a timetable. They should be started inside about 6 to 8 weeks before planting outside. Here is more information on how to grow:
    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/tomato/growing-better-boy-tomato-plants.htm
    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/tomato/harvest-time-for-tomatoes.htm

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