Lazy Tomato plant?!?

Question

I live in England and have a tomato plant. I keep it in doors as advised by the garden centre. It has plenty of sunlight and gets watered when needed. It's growing very tall with lots of leaves but no flowers and definitely no tomato's. I thought it should have flowered by now? Should it have? Also I noticed a few days ago that some of the leaves have white patches on them. What is this?

If it doesn't fruit this yr is it possible to keep it for next yr?

Thank you!

Answer 1

without flowers, you won't get tomatoes.  ease up on the watering and put it outside -it needs bees for pollination.

Answer 2

Put it outside 1 hour each day to harden it off. I had mine growing inside and they didn't really do anything. I slowly hardened them off outside and they have taken off like crazy, I just got flowers a week ago. Also fertilize it once a week.

Answer 3

Put it on the patio....and let it toughen up a bit...........If you just lay around in doors all the time........what ya think you might look like...........Actually it needs the same things you do......food water light love.........little outdoors..........have fun

Answer 4

Pinch out the growing tips.  Mix about an ounce of creme of tartar and 3 Tablespoons of Epsom salt in a blender with warm water.  Pour this in the pot 1 week after pinching out the growth tips.  You can keep the tomato growing year around, but I would recommend a 2-tube fluorescent fixture hung above the plant and kept at 6 inches high.  Use one warm white and 1 cool white tube in the fixture.  Warm white is the red end of the spectrum for flowers and cool white is the blue end for new growth.

Answer 5

have you been cutting out all the side shoots? otherwise  the plant tends to grow more leaves than fruit

Answer 6

Harden it off gently....by putting in a sheltered spot at first, and when it looks tougher, out in full sun.   It might to be too late to safe it tho, it sounds to me as though it has grown straggly thro being indoors.  You cannot grow tomatoes indoors and out of the sun.  They need light and sun.

Answer 7

Hi

It has been a slow year for tomatoes - not enough sun.

HOwever, I would suggest that you FEED your plant (tomorite is excellent). Make sure it has enough good quality compost.

NOw - the marks. Sounds like tomato blight. Don't panic, pinch out all the effected leaves. Also, pinch out the bottom leaves of the plant - you need the tops to photosynthesise, but the bottom leaves are taking nutrients from potential fruit.

It is a bit late for it not to be flowering - but you don't say when you bought it - it could be late.

Strip affected leaves, take out any 'unneeded' foliage, give as much sun as possible. FEED!!

Best of luck. Rubbish summer weather has given me no potatoes yet either.

Cx

Answer 8

It certainly wont fruit next year. It will be dead! Yes it should have flowered. Are you sure they haven't been nipped out! ? You could give it a boost with 'Tomorite' but it might be a bit late now.