Discussion forum for the various methods and structures used for getting an early start on your growing season, extending it for several weeks or even year 'round.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Bozeman, Montana Zone 6b
Posts: 333
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So in my green house my toms are 7 feet tall but nothing is getting ripe. Temp is under 90 max about 50 min. I have 40% SHADE. What to do?
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Brownville, Ne
Posts: 3,289
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Is the shade like a screen that allows only 60% sun in or are the plants in full sun 60% of the time. Muted, screened or even dappled shade will reduce the number of fruits and delay ripening.
Another thought is whether you are fertilizing with a higher nitrogen content fertilizer. Plants in lower sunlight are in the growth mode and not the reproduction mode. Same way with nitrogen fertilizer. All the energy is into growing foliage and not fruits. You will eventually get some ripe tomatoes but production will be diminished.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Newfoundland, Canada
Posts: 6,794
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You can top the plants if they're getting too tall, that encourages them to put their energy into the fruit business.
Your greenhouse is similar to mine, with sides that give less light or block it. I assume E or W. My plants are always taller than the same varieties grown in other situations here in the same area, and my fruit are usually smaller than the average too. If you really want bigger fruit, pinching off blossoms to have fewer fruits per cluster will also help. There are some tweaks I've read about, for getting fruits to set ie switching the plant from vegetative toward reproductive mode, but if your fruit are already set I think they don't apply... ![]() |
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