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| Hi there-- this is the first time I'm posting and the first season I am gardening. I planted in a self-made, raised garden bed the following: Zucchini, Cucumbers, Yellow Peppers, Roma and Grape tomatoes and Pole beans. My cukes, peppers, beans and zucchini are flourishing thus far. The tomatoes are growing great, very tall. I have a few bunches of tomatoes on each tomato plant, not very many new blossoms growing however. I feel like I have been waiting forever for the bunches of tomatoes to ripen. How long will this process take? I think the bed gets about 4-6 hours of direct sunlight/day. I do have a bit of a problem with cabbage loopers but I have been picking them off daily and it seems to be helping prevent further chomping of the leaves. Additionally, I have noticed in the past two weeks that the tomato plants, while they keep growing tall and green, the bottoms are turning yellow and eventually crisping up and dying. I have been thinning this area by pinching off dead areas. Am I watering too much? Is there some fungus, disease? Not enough sun? Perhaps the soil quality isn't nutritional enough? All I know is the tomatoes aren't ripening. I think they have been there now for about 3-4 weeks. Impatience is setting in now! Please advise! |
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| Like the rest of us you are growing tired of waiting and are anxious to see them ripen and they will; It just takes time. High temperatures can delay the days to ripen an little but don't worry. What type of tomatoes are you growing? what state do you live in and when did you transplant into the garden? Remember the average beefsteak can take 70-90 from transplant date. I'm in NJ and the only plant with ripening fruit is my Sungold plant. |
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| 3-4 weeks for ripening is totally unrealistic - think 6-7 weeks instead. Patience. Am I watering too much? Is there some fungus, disease? Not enough sun? Perhaps the soil quality isn't nutritional enough? All I know is the tomatoes aren't ripening. The ripening isn't related to the rest of this stuff and we can't really help you without a photo of the plants and affected leaves or at least many more details. Otherwise it is just guess work and likely wrong. It could be disease issues or a watering issue - either over or under - or lack of nutrient issues but you'd need to tells us what the bed filler is, what fertilizers and other amendments you have added, how often you have fed them, how much, how long and how often you water them, etc. etc. etc. Dave |
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| I waited more than 2 months from flower to ripe tomato. AND that was EARLY girl. haha. But the first month was cold and rainy. The second month was not that great either. So, I thing it has to do with HEAT. Here at the PNW, supposedly is zone 7B, but in terms of heat it is ZONE !. Down south in zone 7B, heat zone is 10. If here it takes 8 weeks, it will take 6 weeks down there. I know, I have gardened for years in GA, 7B. |
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