My tomato plants are skinny and gangly. Any ideas? We have gotten way too much rain if that matters.?

Question

My tomato plants are skinny and gangly. Any ideas? We have gotten way too much rain if that matters.?

Answer 1

I had that issue last year with mine. This year, I tilled up a corner of my yard that gets maximum sun and even in spite of the rain, my plants, while not very tall yet, are BUSHY and have blooms galore already. The soil back there is also very rich...everything in my garden is flourishing. I would get some good fertilizer and give those plants a good meal.

Good luck!

Answer 2

yea def not enough sunlight i mean plants need sunlight in order to get energy

Answer 3

Your tomato plants may be to big for this, but if you have tall skinny tomato plants to plant just plant them extra deep.  Roots will develop along the stem.  You can also plant them horizontally with the top 3 - 4" sticking out of the soil.  For a second crop of tomatoes you can remove the side shoots and root them and plant them as well.

Answer 4

The rain could be a factor but it also sounds like your tomatoes need some good fertilizer; they are starving for nutrition.  Feed them something balanced with nitrogen (for vegetative growth), phosphorus (for flower growth) and potassium (for good root development).

Also make sure the tomaoes get good sun, between 80F-85F for at least six hours a day.  If it gets hotter than that for long the tomatoes also need shade to cool off.  If it gets too hot for them they simply drop their blossoms and wait for more ideal growing conditions.



I grow a variety of vegetables and my tomatoes like coffee grounds and crushed egg shells in the soil.  I simply add the stuff to the surface and lightly rake it in.  Watering will eventually settle everything to the roots where it's absorbed by the plant.

Answer 5

Hmmm, maybe lack of sunlight if you've had so much rain.  Yes, and all the rain is keeping the ground too moist reducing oxygen in the soil, but also the nitrogen in any fertilizer you have added is also leaching out.  You need to support those weak plants and replace the fertilizer.

I hope the plants don't get diseased.........not much you can do about that.