Comments on: Fruit Set & Flowers Dropping http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/fruit-set-flowers-dropping/ Featuring Vegetable Gardening Tips, Organic Growing Techniques, and Unique Plants for the Backyard Gardener Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:33:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Kenny Point http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/fruit-set-flowers-dropping/#comment-175176 Kenny Point Tue, 28 Jun 2011 11:49:49 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/fruit-set-flowers-dropping/#comment-175176 Billie, I have one grafted Japanese Trifele tomato in the garden also, I'll have to go out and check to see if it is setting blossoms or fruit at this point and will let you know. I would give your plant more time and hopefully it will begin producing soon. Billie, I have one grafted Japanese Trifele tomato in the garden also, I’ll have to go out and check to see if it is setting blossoms or fruit at this point and will let you know. I would give your plant more time and hopefully it will begin producing soon.

]]> By: Billie Womancatcher http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/fruit-set-flowers-dropping/#comment-173913 Billie Womancatcher Fri, 24 Jun 2011 21:12:26 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/fruit-set-flowers-dropping/#comment-173913 Hello to all! I live in the Ozark Mtn. foothills here in the Cherokee Indian Nation of Oklahoma. I'm having tomato troubles. I'm a long-time gardener and have successfully grown all sorts of tomatoes for many years, but this year I have a wrench in the works! I have abundant healthy plants of several varieties: Cherokee Purple, Black Krim, Burbank, Sioux, Better Boy, and—the "problem child"—Japanese Trifele. These JT's are grafted to eggplant rootstock to improve productivity. The plants are healthy and I have flowers galore. But, they will not set fruit. After a point, they fall off. I live in the middle of an extremely rural spot surrounded by several thousand acres of dense hardwood forest. Bees are plentiful and they have pollinated everything else just fine. I see them at work non-stop, all day long in the garden and all over the place. Kenny, (or anyone else with an idea!), should I apply some blossom-set or just leave it alone? Maybe they just aren't meant to grow here. Our spring was very cool with big late-season snows this year. We experienced some very cold weather (Below -25 Degrees) this winter and had a lot of cool nights (a little too cool, really) in the spring. But, the other plants are doing well despite the cool nights in April and May. I should also say that as cool as spring was, summer came on like a bear. We have been about 10 degrees above normal highs (91-93) for this time of year, and this HAS stressed all the vegetables. We also had way too much rain in May, with some flooding and such. Any advice you may offer will be appreciated. Sincerely Billie Womancatcher Hello to all!

I live in the Ozark Mtn. foothills here in the Cherokee Indian Nation of Oklahoma. I’m having tomato troubles. I’m a long-time gardener and have successfully grown all sorts of tomatoes for many years, but this year I have a wrench in the works!

I have abundant healthy plants of several varieties: Cherokee Purple, Black Krim, Burbank, Sioux, Better Boy, and—the “problem child”—Japanese Trifele. These JT’s are grafted to eggplant rootstock to improve productivity. The plants are healthy and I have flowers galore. But, they will not set fruit. After a point, they fall off. I live in the middle of an extremely rural spot surrounded by several thousand acres of dense hardwood forest. Bees are plentiful and they have pollinated everything else just fine. I see them at work non-stop, all day long in the garden and all over the place.

Kenny, (or anyone else with an idea!), should I apply some blossom-set or just leave it alone? Maybe they just aren’t meant to grow here. Our spring was very cool with big late-season snows this year. We experienced some very cold weather (Below -25 Degrees) this winter and had a lot of cool nights (a little too cool, really) in the spring. But, the other plants are doing well despite the cool nights in April and May.

I should also say that as cool as spring was, summer came on like a bear. We have been about 10 degrees above normal highs (91-93) for this time of year, and this HAS stressed all the vegetables. We also had way too much rain in May, with some flooding and such.

Any advice you may offer will be appreciated.

Sincerely
Billie Womancatcher

]]> By: Kenny Point http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/fruit-set-flowers-dropping/#comment-139951 Kenny Point Fri, 08 Oct 2010 01:41:44 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/fruit-set-flowers-dropping/#comment-139951 Hello Prakash, I'm not familiar with the ridge gourd but it could have something to do with poor pollination. You can try hand pollinating some of the flowers by using a small paintbrush to spread pollen between different plants and see if that makes a difference. Cherry, you might also want to try hand pollinating some of your melons to see if that helps, otherwise it could be some type of fungus or virus affecting the plants. Hello Prakash, I’m not familiar with the ridge gourd but it could have something to do with poor pollination. You can try hand pollinating some of the flowers by using a small paintbrush to spread pollen between different plants and see if that makes a difference.

Cherry, you might also want to try hand pollinating some of your melons to see if that helps, otherwise it could be some type of fungus or virus affecting the plants.

]]> By: cherry http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/fruit-set-flowers-dropping/#comment-139071 cherry Wed, 06 Oct 2010 20:51:50 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/fruit-set-flowers-dropping/#comment-139071 I have had a like problem with my mellons and squash, the fruit gets about an inch long and then turns black and dies. I thought maybe it was some sort of fungi and remove the blackened fruit as soon as I see it. I have had a like problem with my mellons and squash, the fruit gets about an inch long and then turns black and dies. I thought maybe it was some sort of fungi and remove the blackened fruit as soon as I see it.

]]> By: prakash http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/fruit-set-flowers-dropping/#comment-138968 prakash Tue, 05 Oct 2010 11:36:31 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/fruit-set-flowers-dropping/#comment-138968 Dear Friend, My ridge gourd crop has failed to hold fruit set, when the fruit attains a height of 2 cm it will die, is there any solution for this? Regards, Prakash Dear Friend,
My ridge gourd crop has failed to hold fruit set, when the fruit attains a height of 2 cm it will die, is there any solution for this?
Regards, Prakash

]]> By: Natalia http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/fruit-set-flowers-dropping/#comment-129143 Natalia Fri, 14 May 2010 17:19:23 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/fruit-set-flowers-dropping/#comment-129143 THank you so much!!! Your website is awesome. I am new at gardening and your site is so so helpful :) thank you again THank you so much!!! Your website is awesome. I am new at gardening and your site is so so helpful :)
thank you again

]]> By: Raj http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/fruit-set-flowers-dropping/#comment-101298 Raj Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:37:34 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/fruit-set-flowers-dropping/#comment-101298 I am growing Indian Ridged Gourds and bottle gourds and by evening have a lot of bright yellow flowers but by the next morning most of them drop..we havent had a fruit yet..there is plenty of sunlight and since we live in Alabama temp are usually above 90 this time of the year. Garden nourished with lots of Miracle grow and water,any suggestions for fruit appreciated. I am growing Indian Ridged Gourds and bottle gourds and by evening have a lot of bright yellow flowers but by the next morning most of them drop..we havent had a fruit yet..there is plenty of sunlight and since we live in Alabama temp are usually above 90 this time of the year.

Garden nourished with lots of Miracle grow and water,any suggestions for fruit appreciated.

]]> By: pat http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/fruit-set-flowers-dropping/#comment-75956 pat Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:45:42 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/fruit-set-flowers-dropping/#comment-75956 I live in colorado springs, CO. I have found a way to pollinate my cucumber plants!!!!! I was at a park with my family and we sat under a pavillion that had a trash can close by. I kept having to get up and away because of all the BEES!!! bingo!!! I thought about how to bring that kind of smell to my garden with out having my trash can out for all to see. so as I was opening up a can of dog food to feed the dogs I said to myself, "self, I could put the empty can of dog food out next to my plants with out the neighbors seeing it!" I put it next to the plant with out washing the remaining dog food residue out of the can and waited. in just about a week of putting out new dog food cans and removing the dried up ones I now have 7, that's right 7 cucumbers on ONE branch. almost every flower has been pollinated!!!!!!!!!!! I can't belive that it worked!!!! by next week I will have about a cucumber every three days or so!!!!! try it and I bet it will work for you!!!!!!!!! I live in colorado springs, CO.
I have found a way to pollinate my cucumber plants!!!!!
I was at a park with my family and we sat under a pavillion that had a trash can close by. I kept having to get up and away because of all the BEES!!! bingo!!! I thought about how to bring that kind of smell to my garden with out having my trash can out for all to see. so as I was opening up a can of dog food to feed the dogs I said to myself, “self, I could put the empty can of dog food out next to my plants with out the neighbors seeing it!” I put it next to the plant with out washing the remaining dog food residue out of the can and waited. in just about a week of putting out new dog food cans and removing the dried up ones I now have 7, that’s right 7 cucumbers on ONE branch. almost every flower has been pollinated!!!!!!!!!!! I can’t belive that it worked!!!! by next week I will have about a cucumber every three days or so!!!!! try it and I bet it will work for you!!!!!!!!!

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