What the h**l are wrong with my tomatos?

Question

i have alot of blooms, but no tomatos

Answer 1

It's most likely that they may not be getting pollinated if the  bee population is scarce, or you might have a variety that takes longer than other varieties to finally begin setting fruit.

Other reasons tomatoes don't set fruit are:

Too much nitrogen fertilizer, nighttime temperatures over 70 degrees F., low temperatures below 50 degrees F., irregular watering, insects such as thrips or the tomato plants might be  planted where they don't receive 8-10 hours of direct sunlight daily.

http://plantanswers.tamu.edu/vegetables/...

If your temperature isn't entreme & you don't have pest or other damage to your plants, & they're getting watered regularly...   you should be getting tomatoes once the blossoms get pollinated..

P.S. If your plants aren't getting pollinated by natural means...  hand pollination can help. They need to have a breeze around them or just gently tap them... at other times they might need to be assisted by using  a small brush to pick up pollen from one flower and gently transfer it to another.

http://www.planetnatural.com/site/xdpy/k...

This forum discusses hand-pollinating tomatoes: If there''s enough air circulating around tomatoes...

"Most (perhaps over 90%) of tomatoes "self pollinates" successfully. The stigma is enclosed within an anther cone. The stigma normally do not push through until the pollen has been shed, thus ensuring that pollen will land on the stigma below. However, some varieties have stigmas that do stick out of the anther cone - these likely require assissted pollination. Varieties of these include the potato leaved and the currant tomatoes. "

http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/...

An interesting mechanical pollination technique:

http://greenculturesg.com/articles/mar06...

Since tomato flowers can fall off prematurely when there is a sudden change in the weather because it is too cool, or too hot, or the soil is too dry,  mulching to keep the soil moisture even helps. Although I've never used it, this site also recommends using "Blossom Set",  a natural plant hormone that helps blossoms set fruit in spite of poor weather conditions:

http://www.weekendgardener.net/vegetable...

In the final analysis, there may be nothing wrong with your plant...they may be in the process of getting pollinated, & it may simply just a matter of giving your plant time for the blossoms to mature.

Good luck.  Hope this is helpful.

Answer 2

^^ just be patient reallie so silly >< dont eat the tomatoes green by the way its poison like that

Answer 3

if you have a lot of blooms it is obvious that you would have not tomatoes - YET!

do you know that each bloom turns into a tomatoe?

Patience dear!

Answer 4

ARE YOU GROWING IT IN A GREENHOUSE? SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE POLLINATING IT IN ORDER FOR THE FRUIT TO COME TO FRUITION.  IF IT'S IN A GREENHOUSE, THEN YOU NEED TO DO IT MANUALLY.

Answer 5

don't know which zone you live in, but the bloom is the start for the tomatoes.....be patient.

Answer 6

it really depends upon your zone, soil and type of tomato you planted. Is a determinate or indeterminate plant.  

Answer 7

this is going to sound weird ok. But you need to beat them with a stick, seriously.

   Told it would sound weird. It works. It is a trick my dad taught me the first year that I planted my garden. Good luck.