Brandywine, one flowering, one not

Dewayne mater · May 1, 2009

In my small backyard garden, 2 of my spots are dedicated to brandywine. One plant is 3 feet tall, has multiple stems, nice clusters of blooms on each stem, looks vigorous, healthy with no sign of foiage issues. I'm hoping will have some good setting in spite of the very warm, 99% humidity, cloudy rainy weather we have had in DFW while it's blooming. The other plant looks the same in all regards, but it has not one bloom on it. The only environmental difference is the one with no flowers gets shade starting about 4-5 p.m. (which will be a good thing in another month.) Oh yeah, I've successfully grown BW in this spot before, and both plants face due south and get sun all day.

Question - do some plants fail to ever bloom? Could it be sterile? Any other thoughts as to the lack of any flowering? Both are "chef jeff" and merely identified as "brandywine", but the are a PL BW. Thanks.

organichris · May 1, 2009

It could be sterile. I've grown the same Chef Jeff Brandywine twice before. The first time I grew it on a balcony that got a lot of shade. It produced fairly well considering. The second time I grew it in full sun and it didn't do so well, but it was extremely hot and dry that summer. Thus far I've never had a sterile one.

This year I have one plant of the same Chef Jeff strain, and it is still young yet. Of all my other plants, it is probably doing the least well of any of the others.

May 1, 2009	#1
Dewayne mater Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2008 Location: DFW, Texas Posts: 1,212	Brandywine, one flowering, one not In my small backyard garden, 2 of my spots are dedicated to brandywine. One plant is 3 feet tall, has multiple stems, nice clusters of blooms on each stem, looks vigorous, healthy with no sign of foiage issues. I'm hoping will have some good setting in spite of the very warm, 99% humidity, cloudy rainy weather we have had in DFW while it's blooming. The other plant looks the same in all regards, but it has not one bloom on it. The only environmental difference is the one with no flowers gets shade starting about 4-5 p.m. (which will be a good thing in another month.) Oh yeah, I've successfully grown BW in this spot before, and both plants face due south and get sun all day. Question - do some plants fail to ever bloom? Could it be sterile? Any other thoughts as to the lack of any flowering? Both are "chef jeff" and merely identified as "brandywine", but the are a PL BW. Thanks.

May 1, 2009	#2
organichris Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 630	It could be sterile. I've grown the same Chef Jeff Brandywine twice before. The first time I grew it on a balcony that got a lot of shade. It produced fairly well considering. The second time I grew it in full sun and it didn't do so well, but it was extremely hot and dry that summer. Thus far I've never had a sterile one. This year I have one plant of the same Chef Jeff strain, and it is still young yet. Of all my other plants, it is probably doing the least well of any of the others.