Tomatoes stopped growing

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ConwyC

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148 posts

56 months

Monday 12th August 2019
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Originally came here to pH to ask a car question, but was not allowed to post. As I am registered....

Planted five tomato plants in 40ltr containers in my conservatory, they started off really well, the plants grow thick and tall each producing about six beef tomatoes on the lower part of the plant, a couple were 700g! Then stopped. I hand pollinated them after nothing happening for a few weeks and I got quite a few new growing fruit. A few weeks ago the growth come to a halt again,

I feed them, give them fish, bone and something else, I even gave them used coffee and banana peel

Any advice?


Dr Mike Oxgreen

4,101 posts

164 months

Monday 12th August 2019
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The one thing tomatoes need above all else is consistency: consistent temperature, light, and water.

Has anything changed? Has the temperature fallen, or gone very high?

55palfers

5,893 posts

163 months

Monday 12th August 2019
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Mine in the greenhouse are the same.

There have been some cool evenings lately.

hotchy

4,454 posts

125 months

Monday 12th August 2019
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It was 6 degrees going to work this morning here in scotland. Thatll help stunt any growth.

jeff m2

2,060 posts

150 months

Tuesday 13th August 2019
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They could be a "determinate" variety.

Skyedriver

17,665 posts

281 months

Tuesday 13th August 2019
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jeff m2 said:
They could be a "determinate" variety.
This^^

However my toms in the polytunnel have been odd this year, leaf curl and dying off, plants stunted (about 4 foot high) compared to last year where they were rampant. Plenty of fruit though but yes, lower down..
(Location west coast Scotland)

thebraketester

14,192 posts

137 months

Tuesday 13th August 2019
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Unlikely to be the issue but we’re you nipping off the intermediate shoots?

Miocene

1,321 posts

156 months

Tuesday 13th August 2019
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Everyone at work has said the same - tomatoes have really struggled this year. They never really got started, I guess due to the weather.

On the other hand, we can't eat blueberries fast enough.

ConwyC

Original Poster:

148 posts

56 months

Sunday 18th August 2019
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I am being allowed to post once more, hurray,

Thanks for your replies, not the only one in this position then.

jeff m2 said:
They could be a "determinate" variety.

According to the seed packet they are indeterminate, 75 day variety, what does the 75 days refer to anyone?

thebraketester said:
Unlikely to be the issue but we’re you nipping off the intermediate shoots?
you mean the suckers, yes I have been pulling them off, they are growing just fine.

Dr Mike Oxgreen said:
The one thing tomatoes need above all else is consistency: consistent temperature, light, and water.

Has anything changed? Has the temperature fallen, or gone very high?
well they are right in the window and the temp although varied because of the weather has not gone down below 20C in the conservatory. even on Friday when it was raining all day when I got home at midnight it was still 20.

watering depends on the weather currently every other day but the day it was hot I watered every day.

I quadrupled their feed yesterday, so they might be dead now, I'll see when I get up in a bit




mart 63

2,068 posts

243 months

Monday 19th August 2019
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Mine have been outside since May and are around 6ft tall. I've nipped the tops off now.