Small Fruit?

cecilsgarden1958 · July 30, 2008

I'm sure this has been covered many times, sometime or another, but what causes small tomatoes? I have picked 3 Beefsteak now and they were all under 5 ounces and I just picked a 4 ounce Jet Star and Super Fantastic. Is it just the weather? I have beenwater in addition to rain, but I have only watered about twice a week, with soaker hoses for 4-5 hours total per week.

CECIL

Worth1 · July 30, 2008

It could be a nutrient problem.
I have noticed that later in the season the tomatoes get smaller and its not the heat.
Hot spring cool spring big tomatoes

Later in the year hot or cool small tomatoes.
Then there is the deal with small and big on the same vine at the same time.
Beefsteak tomatoes seem to be the worst for this.

Worth

dice · July 30, 2008

Potassium maybe. They need a lot of it when fruit are
developing. (Have any molasses?) Too much shade could
do it, too.

July 30, 2008	#1
cecilsgarden1958 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: swPA Posts: 629	Small Fruit? I'm sure this has been covered many times, sometime or another, but what causes small tomatoes? I have picked 3 Beefsteak now and they were all under 5 ounces and I just picked a 4 ounce Jet Star and Super Fantastic. Is it just the weather? I have beenwater in addition to rain, but I have only watered about twice a week, with soaker hoses for 4-5 hours total per week. CECIL __________________ Hybrids Rule, Heirlooms Drool!

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dice Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: PNW Posts: 4,743	Potassium maybe. They need a lot of it when fruit are developing. (Have any molasses?) Too much shade could do it, too. __________________ -- alias

July 30, 2008	#2
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	It could be a nutrient problem. I have noticed that later in the season the tomatoes get smaller and its not the heat. Hot spring cool spring big tomatoes Later in the year hot or cool small tomatoes. Then there is the deal with small and big on the same vine at the same time. Beefsteak tomatoes seem to be the worst for this. Worth