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Gardening

NRaleighLiberal

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3. they keep blossoming - it's about setting fruit, as Dixie's link stated.

Reply to mopinko (Original post)

Fri Aug 28, 2015, 06:57 PM

Aug 2015

Other issue - lower sun angles, less photosynthesis, less flavor development - slower ripening. It seems to take about 3 weeks from fruit set to ripe tomatoes in the dead of summer, so that even slows. Calculate back from your frost date to see if it is worth it. You can also top prune the plants so more energy goes into developing the set fruit, less into further plant growth above.

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what night time temps will shut off tomato blossoming? [View all] mopinko Aug 2015 OP

Terrible growing season here, great for weeds and not much else. Paper Roses Aug 2015 #1

Maybe this will help....I googled for you. dixiegrrrrl Aug 2015 #2

Duh! bvar22 Aug 2015 #4

Ha...I did not think of that until about 5 years ago! dixiegrrrrl Aug 2015 #5

they keep blossoming - it's about setting fruit, as Dixie's link stated. NRaleighLiberal Aug 2015 #3