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sissy70 Rushville, IN(Zone 5b) Jul 22, 2008

I have a heirloom tomato called a mister stripey and the blooms are falling off
can anyone tell me what to do

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David_Paul Clinton, CT(Zone 6b) Jul 22, 2008

Are your daytime temperatures above 85? High temps are the most common cause of blossom drop.

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sissy70 Rushville, IN(Zone 5b) Jul 22, 2008

yes they have been hot here and we have also had a lot of rain
I live in indiana well they have any tomatoes do you think if it cools off

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Farmerdill Augusta, GA(Zone 8a) Jul 22, 2008

Mr. Stripey is rarely a prolific tomato. It will set some when it gets ready. It is not too disease resistant so there is a possibility of succumbing to disease. It will set to 95 degrees, so heat is probably not the problem. It is a big plant, but has only averaged 4-6 tomatoes per plant for me.

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catmad Pelzer, SC(Zone 7b) Jul 23, 2008

Well that makes me feel better. I was just talkng to my two Mr. Stripey's this morning, asking them what was wrong. There's one nice big fruit, and some others are in various stages, but not much. It is one of the few plants in the ground, so I was wondering if it was the soil. Maybe not:).
Thanks, FarmerDill

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sissy70 Rushville, IN(Zone 5b) Jul 24, 2008

hey farmer dill thanks for info will stop worring about and just watch it grow.

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ZZsBabiez Lodi, CA(Zone 9b) Jul 25, 2008

When mine were doing the same thing.. (dropping blooms) and a lil Roma was pumpin out the fruit.. I made fun of my Belgium giants and Black Krims right in front of the lil Roma that could.. Worked pretty good too.. LOL

Nah, really the weather just straightened out and they started producing like crazy!

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