Vegetable Growing 101 



Loss of Tomato Bloom. 



/ liaz'c tomato pJaiits ichicli urc 2'cry strong and hcaltliy and full 

 of blossoms, but there is sometliiii}^ etittiHg the blossoms off and just 

 about to ruin my plants. 



The trouble with your tomato plants is tliat life is too easy for 

 them, that they have so much moisture and plant food that they can 

 grow comfortably and rapidly without thought of the future. So, 

 because they do not have to think of making fruit, the blossoms drop 

 off. This is a very common occurrence with tomatoes, especially 

 in home gardens where the owners have not the experience or the 

 information on the subject that they might have, and give the 

 tomatoes too much water. Many other plants act the same 

 way and will not set fruit while they can grow easily, and only begin 

 to produce when they have made a great growth or when moisture 

 begins to get a little short. If you irrigate the tomatoes, stop, and 

 put no more water on until the plant begins to set fruit as if it meant 

 business, or gives some sign that water would be appreciated. If 

 the ground is naturally moist you will have to wait until the plants 

 make more growth and the weather gets drier and hotter, and the 

 plants will then set fruit. Some growers have found that by trim- 

 ming up the vine and staking it, the fruit sets much more readily. 



