Two more observations I forgot to bring up in the long post:
- prior flower sets were showing up every 3rd leaf branch, a couple were after ever 2nd
- some flowers had extra leaf growth from the stem (see photo)
On July 3rd and this last weekend, I top watered with half-dilution Agrothrive fruit and flower. Today, 7/11, now 5 weeks past transplant, the tomato plants appear to be overcoming the issue, and a few tomatoes have become shiny, which means color change and ripeness, woohoo! There has been some blossom drop, mostly on Amalfi, followed by Benevento, fortunately, nothing else. No BER. Flower sets now appear after every one or two branches. Yay! I really hope those first fruits have good texture and not mealy.
Plants are approaching 4ft, near the top of my trellis system. I'm a little worried whether lower-n-lean is going to work given how thick the lower vines are, not flexible at all. Eeep, gonna be a mess. Any tips?
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