What Are The Flowers Growing On The Top Of The Main Branch On My Tomato Plants?

Question

The flowers are not fruit flowers. These are photos of the two. One is on a German Queen variety and the other is on a Pink Brandywine plant.

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Answer 1

This is common in modern tomato cultivars. Sometimes, flowers will fuse together. This is what people that grow record-breaking fruit look for when knowing which tomatoes to keep on the plant.

Here is an article that will explain the phonomenon:

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/environmental/fasciation-in-flowers.htm

Here is an article that will help you with the care of tomato plants:

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/tomato/growing-tomatoes-guide.htm

This will take you to an ebook, which is free to download, that will give you more information on the subject of tomatoes:

https://blog.gardeningknowhow.com/ebooks/essential-guide-to-growing-tomatoes/

https://blog.gardeningknowhow.com/ebooks/essential-guide-to-growing-tomatoes/