Tomato Plant Too Leafy?

rodriguezpoultry

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I have the most gorgeous tomato plant. Issue is, I think there may be TOO many leaves on it.

There has been a tomato on the vine growing for quite awhile...it hasn't gotten any bigger or any redder. I have oodles of blooms, but no new tomato growth.

Is there something I should be doing? I'm feeding the plants every week and watering every 2 days. They are in a 5 gallon pot.

Would photos help? I also have another plant that is pretty, but is not growing any blooms or tomatoes. It just seems to be getting taller and taller and leafier. Is this a normal process?
 

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. . . perhaps, too much nitrogen?

The every week feeding may be encouraging leaves and growth but not fruit development.

Steve
 

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What about the blooms on the other plant? That is a sign of health right?

Why are the blooms not resulting in tomatoes?
 

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Have you federalized them lately? If so, what was the name brand and what was the nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and potassium (K)?

If you can get a picture that would be great.
Say one of the whole plant and one of the Fruit/ Blossoms on the plant.

Chris
 

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You might try kind of wiggling the plants/flowers, in case they are not getting visited by bees. I would hold off on the fertilizer for a couple weeks. If you have a lot of leaves growing without flowers on them, you can pinch some of them off. My guess it is a pollen issue. Hey, at least they are growing! Good luck!
 

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This year I trimmed all the green leaves that did not have any flowers on them and I have more tomatoes than ever!
 

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Sounds like WAY too much fertilizer! Nitrogen is great for lush green growth, but won't give you much fruit. I fertilize every 3 to 4 weeks with GardenTone, wich is a slow release organic, depending on rainfall. Be sure to pinch off any sucker growth, so that the energy goes into fruit production.
 

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