Cherokee Purple and fused blooms

[duajones]

This my third time growing this variety and have noticed that the first or second bloom of each plant has been fused with either 2 or 3 blossoms. None of them have actually set fruit but thought it was weird that it has done it everytime, and from 2 different seed sources. Only 3 plants mind you but that has been my short experience with the variety. Anyone else have similiar occurences with the variety?

Duane

[carolyn137]

Duane, I find fused blossoms on the earliest blossoms for many varieties, especially PL varieties, so don't see Cherokee Purple as being any different from many other varieties that tend to do that.

And it's one reason why I don't save seeds from first formed fruits; just too much of a probability of xed seeds with insect activity being greatest in the beginning of summer where I live as well as the fused blossom problem leading to fused fruits.

[duajones]

Interesting info Carolyn. Since it was the only variety that had displayed that characteristic, I had no idea that it was fairly common. I take it from what you say that it is more common in PL varieties but is not rare in RL like the CP. Thanks for the info and your reply.

Duane

[Tomstrees]

fused blossom for me (one of many) produced one of these:


~ Tom

[duajones]

yummy! that tomato and some salt and pepper would be a great snack right now.......

[Tomstrees]

You're tellin me Duajones !
At least you're in the ground ! I've got 7 weeks to go !!!

~ Tom

[foolcontrol]

The same thing happens to me when I get fused blossoms. I only get them early in the season.

[Tomstrees]

Same with me foolcontrol ... or ? when the temps. fluctuate ~

~ Tom

[Earl]

Here's what you could get from a fused CP. This one weighted over 4 lbs.

[duajones]

Wow!!!! That is one big tomato. I suppose you still ate it right? LOL

[feldon30]

My first blossom in the garden is -- what else -- a fused blossom on my Cherokee Purple?

[Tomstrees]

Have you been having uneven temps Feldon ?

~ Tom

[feldon30]

Surprisingly even. And night temps are already low to mid-60's on a regular basis. Inching towards that no-man's-land of humid 70's when tomatoes just decorate your yard and give you nothing in return for all that babying.


I really wanted to get my tomatoes in the ground Feb 21st. Growing tomatoes in Houston is a race...

[duajones]

weather is very similar here Feldon, about as good as it gets here for fruitset, but I need more blooms! Brandywine dropped its first set of blossoms, few more getting ready to open and its 3ft tall already. It just seems like the plants are a little slow to bloom.

[RDUN]

My first blossom in DFW....fused CP... Here the weather has been consistently cloudy and a little humid. Nighttime... high 50's and daytime.. low to mid 70's