Re: Tomatoes... cherry tomato plants, in a pot, on my balcony... HELP PLEASE


Thanks,
I will keep the new flowering from happening, and let the current flowers
and tomatoes grow.
I started these plants late, only in late July, so I am a month behind.
I will fertilise some more, but a less powerful mixture.

Am I supposed to trim the BIG branches with leaves (without flowers)...?
They seem to grow back very fast, I assumed that by removing them, the
tomatoes would get more sun and nutrients, instead of wasting it on branches
and leaves that don't produce flowers...?!

I googled a bit before I started, but there was so much info, it was
overwhelming!

Thanks again.
Chris

"Sparky Organic" <lizbeth.turner@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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The Cat Whisperer wrote:
I feel like they should stop flowering and concentrate on growing the
little
tomatoes that are already there...

I absolutely agree with that, and you have very good instincts, even if
these are your first tomatoes! I'd pinch off the flowers and let the
existing tomatoes develop. It's not possible to answer whether they
need fertilizing, since only you know how much you've been giving them.
However, tomatoes are heavy feeders, so I don't think you could go
wrong using fertilizer at half strength as frequently as you were
before. Since the heat is lessening their metabolisms will be slowing
down and they won't be able to take in as much nutrients as they did
before.

If you pinch off the flowers and only let the existing tomatoes grow,
all the plant's energy will go into those tomatoes and you should have
a good result.

Bonne chance!




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