Prune Dem Mators

[Fiishergurl]

Originally Posted by OldHondaNut

I don't grow large tomatoes so with that caveat, I think you might have too much nitrogen. If I have too much nitrogen I get nice leaf development but maybe NO fruit set. True on all my plants - Rutgers, Better Boy, Amish Paste...

Temperatures are important, some of the big varieties are more sensitive to heat than the smaller varieties.

Another trick to get larger tomatoes is to prune down so that maybe 5 or so are left to grow. These get over a pound and it is difficult for one plant to handle 30 1-2 pounders. They guys that try for world records allow but one fruit.

Good luck and have a great tomato Day!

Thanks but I dont think thats the problem unless beefsteaks are more sensitive because I have tons of tomatoes on the other plants... better bush, early girls, the other plant pictured in my original post and the cherry plants. They all get the same treatment and have tons of tomatoes. The other plant in the same container is growing large tomatoes.

Ginny