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Tomatoes dropping off the vine?
Like most people I have had a good summer for crops in the garden. However, for the first time this year I have had a go at tomatoes in a greenhouse we put up last Spring but they have not done too well. The vines themselves have been healthy enough and plenty of toms have set but when still green and about the size of a golf ball a lot of them just fell to the floor. There was no sign of any disease and indeed many of them them that we picked up ripened on the windowsill and were delicious. But given that around a third of the unripe toms have fallen off 4 plants I realise I must be doing something wrong. They have been well watered and regularly fed. Any suggestions please?
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- Anonymous8 years agoFavorite Answer
Our tomatoes haven't done so well in the greenhouse this year whilst the same varieties growing outside are looking really good. I don't think it's because you've over watered or overfed, but more down to the humidity. If air is dry which happens in greenhouses rather than outside then tomatoes can wilt and drop their fruit and it's certainly been a hot dry summer. To avoid this keep the greenhouse path damp and give the plants an occasional misting.
- rodolfo lLv 78 years ago
Tomatoes don't need more water. The fruits will be dropping off the vine if it has been well watered and regularly fed.