about chili and tomato plants?

Question

Hi, I have about 10 chili plants, each in 1foot high and 1/2foot wide pot. the plants are 21/2 months old and most of them are bearing chili (2-3 each), but there are 3 plants which grow more vigorously but having slender but denser branches(comparatively) and extensive flowering but nor fruiting. Is this normal will they yield, otherwise what could be the problem?

Also I have 5 tomato plants which are planted under same condition and are 11/2 months old, they branch and flower very well but the flowers seem to dry out and are not fruiting. Is this common for this age of plants (or) could there be any deficiency or any problem ?

I daily water the plants and sometimes give them liquid fertilizer derived from kitchen waste, the plants respond very well when I apply the fertilizer and they become very green, but the only problem with the tomato plants they have not yet fruited. Also there are ladies finger plants and do very well in fruiting. The climate is hot about 35deg C. Nights are cool. Climate is Tropical.

Please advise is this is usual (or) any deficiency is present...

Any advice will be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Answer 1

aahhh ,, you forgot something.. tomatoes need pollinated, you need bees.....





or read up on this



http://gardening.wsu.edu/library/vege016/vege016.htm

Answer 2

An overdose of nitrogen can cause "blossom drop" which is when the plant will bloom but not set fruit. However, the most common cause in tomatoes and peppers is temperature extremes. Above about 33 C. the pollen becomes sticky and cannot move freely. When the blossom is not pollinated it dries up and falls off. You can try providing some makeshift shade for the hot mid afternoon, make sure they have plenty of water, and try pollinating by hand. In the case of tomatoes, they are self pollinating, which means the male and female parts are both in the same blossom so insects are not really necessary to pollinate them. With a cotton swab, gently touch the inside of the blossom and move it around a bit to move the pollen. If you have different varieties of peppers that may explain why some are fruiting and some are not.

Answer 3

try less fertilization. don't over water and put some flowers around the plants -this will encourage bees & other flying bugs that help pollination.