"Overfoliated" tomatoes

Axle Grease TOG You can squeeze my oil can 'til the lube runs down my leg. Posts: 999	"Overfoliated" tomatoes Jul 31, 2007 5:16:51 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Axle Grease on Jul 31, 2007 5:16:51 GMT Could the fact that our tomatoes have more leaf than fruit simply down to variety? Or is it lack of food? [/i][/b]
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smiffy Super TOG Sexy sheila from down Under Tog From Oz with love! Posts: 10,121	"Overfoliated" tomatoes Jul 31, 2007 6:27:45 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by smiffy on Jul 31, 2007 6:27:45 GMT Dad used to pinch out some of the foilage, to encourage fruit. He grew lovely toms, mine never amounted to much! (I hope someone can give better advice than my ramblings!)

lily Guest	"Overfoliated" tomatoes Jul 31, 2007 6:39:41 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by lily on Jul 31, 2007 6:39:41 GMT Ours always seem to have loads of leaves. To be honest we just cut them off to let the light in (I was going to say sun but I've forgotten what it looks like!). Doesn't seem to do them any harm by cutting them off. xxx

Shuggie Grand TOG Fighting maturity at every step Posts: 1,825	"Overfoliated" tomatoes Jul 31, 2007 12:03:41 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Shuggie on Jul 31, 2007 12:03:41 GMT Too much Nitrogen in the feed. Try a high Potash feed like Phostrogen or Tomorite

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"Overfoliated" tomatoes Jul 31, 2007 21:36:16 GMT

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Post by Fi on Jul 31, 2007 21:36:16 GMT

I always pinch out the side shoots that grow in the axils (no pun intended!) of the leaves. Once the fruit are a decent size, I remove the top of the main stem and most of the leaves themselves, so that maximum sun can help ripen the fruit.
And yes, some varieties are leafier than others - but don't ask me which! I'm rather doubtful that what you describe is due to too little feed - tomatoes are incredibly greedy, but usually display discolouring and deformation of the leaves if they are needing more.
One other thought, if you are getting plenty of flowers, but they are not developing into fruit, it may be that they are not getting pollinated, either due to the weather where you are, or the amount of insecticide you use, killing off the insects that would normally be instrumental in pollination.

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Fi Headmistress The Abbess of page 2 Everything in immoderation Posts: 8,099	"Overfoliated" tomatoes Jul 31, 2007 21:51:17 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Fi on Jul 31, 2007 21:51:17 GMT ivynoidea said: Waits for Axle to get really really indignant at the suggestion he uses insecticide! weg
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