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Jun 2nd, 2010 at 04:25 PM
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Hi, I live in Tampa FL. I started some tomato plants about 6 weeks ago and the plant is doing fine and getting very large. However, when the plant flowers, the flowers are not turning into tomatoes; they are just wilting and dying. Why is this happening? I have grown tomatoes several times before and never had this issue before. Does anyone know?
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It's called blossom drop...usually due to temperature or plant stress.
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yes, temp and humidity, stress... any blossoms that are successfully pollinated rarely drop. You may have fruitset on future blossoms given a drop in temp or humidity levels. Are you growing the same variety(s) as before? Some are more heat resistant.
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I'm having the same problem. My tomato plant has many flowers but so far they have all wilted and died with no tomatoes. The plant is healthy though so I'm hopeful it will decide to set some fruit. I'm not giving up!!! It has been super hot here though. Not much I can do about that.  Good luck!
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hi i live in maryland we have 2 romas which are doing great 3 betterboys which are confusing me we have the new growth leaves curling up old leaves staring to curl up but there are fruit being produced. one of the better boys leaves are not growing at all just major curling like in bunches but producing fruit with no leaves but curls. last year had no problem at all with our plants,but they were beefstakes not better boys. dont whats going on. pixie
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Leaf curl disease maybe...
You can read up here.. http://www.thegardenhelper.com/cgi-bin/ubb/cgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=66;t=001902;p=0
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