Not getting any tomatoes, help
I was given a black prince plant in a pot. I have it in full sun on my back deck next to my other potted tomatoes. They are doing well. The Black Prince however keeps growing and blooming but there are no tomatoes! Am I doing something wrong. If you have experience with this please help.
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Need a little more information here. You didn't say where you are or what kind of weather you've been having.
It is August, parts of the country are having triple digit temps. At that temperature tomatoes can't set fruit any more. Here's a link to something I just wrote for a person in Texas in that situation:
https://www.helpfulgardener.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=18435&highlight=
I know you said that your other tomatoes are doing well, but different varieties tolerate heat more or less. Here's what they say about Black Prince:
Originally from Siberia, this is one of the most popular and favored black tomatoes. Originally introduced from Irkutsk, Russia and is regarded as a "true Siberian tomato" that does very well in cooler climates.
https://store.tomatofest.com/Black_Prince_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0065.htm
If this might be it, try moving it into a more shaded area...
You said it is blooming, does that mean the flowers just drop off with out setting fruit? That is called blossom drop and it is a sign of some kind of stress in the plant. Type blossom drop into the search box in upper left of most pages and you will find lots more that's been written about it.
If the plant is getting really big, but not setting fruit, sometimes that is too much nitrogen. You don't know what was in the pot you were given.
It is August, parts of the country are having triple digit temps. At that temperature tomatoes can't set fruit any more. Here's a link to something I just wrote for a person in Texas in that situation:
https://www.helpfulgardener.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=18435&highlight=
I know you said that your other tomatoes are doing well, but different varieties tolerate heat more or less. Here's what they say about Black Prince:
Originally from Siberia, this is one of the most popular and favored black tomatoes. Originally introduced from Irkutsk, Russia and is regarded as a "true Siberian tomato" that does very well in cooler climates.
https://store.tomatofest.com/Black_Prince_Tomato_Seeds_p/tf-0065.htm
If this might be it, try moving it into a more shaded area...
You said it is blooming, does that mean the flowers just drop off with out setting fruit? That is called blossom drop and it is a sign of some kind of stress in the plant. Type blossom drop into the search box in upper left of most pages and you will find lots more that's been written about it.
If the plant is getting really big, but not setting fruit, sometimes that is too much nitrogen. You don't know what was in the pot you were given.