I decided to start growing some things this year -Tomatoes, Courgettes, Carrots, Salad, Strawberries, Cucumbers and Peppers. All are coming along very well except my tomatoes!

The plants have been growing like mad with plenty of trusses and flowers, but i have 2 main problems: the flowers aren't fruiting, and the bottom leaves are turning yellow & black.

I have 2 plants together in one long planter, using soil from a grow-bag. I haven't fed them anything, and was wondering if anyone can help me resolve the problem.

Also, another question on the side - will it cause any problems to the plants if i top up the planter with soil? The level seems quite low and there's a good 2-3 inches left to the top of it

Thanks :)

I don't know whether it is too late, since I don't know what type of growing season you have in London, UK.

My best guess would be to re-pot them because I don't think that they will produce. Unless they are a dwarf variety.

You need a minimum of a 5 gallon bucket per plant. Larger would be better.

I'm guessing that a 5 gallon bucket in the UK is about 2.5' deep? ;)

I'll have a look if i have any other pots i can trasfer them into, thanks

I'm guessing that a 5 gallon bucket in the UK is about 2.5' deep? ;)

My 5-gallon buckets are 16" tall, with an interior diameter of about 11 1/4".

There are 268.8 cu. inches per gallon. So 1344 cu. inches per 5 gallons.

So a 5-gallon bucket = 22024 cu. cms.

So before moving the tomatoes to another container, you should measure your container and calculate the volume of soil in cubic centimeters.

However, different tomato varieties are happy with containers of different sizes, so it would help to know what kind of tomato you're growing.

Then the gurus can tell you whether your container is an adequate size or not.

I doubt the shallowness of the container will be an issue in London, since you don't have the high summer temperatures we have in most of the U.S.

2- your plants show nutrient deficiency (phosphorus and Nitrogen, possibly magnesium).
Just feed the with some kind of tomato fertilizer, follow the instructions, as I don't know what is available over there in London, England.

You need a much larger pot if you want any degree of success. There have been years where I've started too many plants and have simply plunked them into whatever was available and those plants never did produce much.