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rotuts

rotuts

@gfweb 

 

I used to grew tomatoes ,

 

and in my studies I discovered that there is a tomato hormone spray

 

available at that time from Seed companies .

 

it seems tomatoes need a 70 degree or so if not more 

 

any way , some worth at night , then the tomato releases the hormone

 

and flowers set.

 

I used to spray my first blossoms w it , and got tomatoes a month earlier 

 

and kept at it until weather did the trick.

 

My mother grew tomatoes in California , on the peninsula

 

her first ripe Early Girls had similar timing to mine in NE

 

her plans went in in early feb 

 

the reason ?  its very cool at night on the Peninsula until much later

 

sent her a spray bottle .   Early Girls were much much earlier the following year.

 

tomatoes area very interesting plants 

 

you can do all sorts of things , easily ,  that will effect your first perfectly ripe

 

tomato

 

https://calag.ucanr.edu/archive/?type=pdf&article=ca.v003n07p8

 

https://bonide.com/product/tomato-blossom-set-spray-rtu/

 

https://www.amazon.com/Bonide-BND544-Tomato-Blossom-Hormone/dp/B002CA92NC

rotuts

rotuts

@gfweb 

 

I used to grew tomatoes ,

 

and in my studies I discovered that there is a tomato hormone spray

 

available at that time from Seed companies .

 

it seems tomatoes need a 70 degree or so if not more 

 

any way , some worth at night , then the tomato releases the hormone

 

and flowers set.

 

I used to spray my first blossoms w it , and got tomatoes a month earlier 

 

and kept at it until weather did the trick.

 

My mother grew tomatoes in California , on the peninsula

 

her first ripe Early Girls had similar timing to mine in NE

 

her plans went in in early feb 

 

the reason ?  its very cool at night on the Peninsula until much later

 

sent her a spray bottle .   Early Girls were much much earlier the following year.

 

tomatoes area very interesting plants 

 

you can do all sorts of things , easily ,  that will effect your first perfectly ripe

 

tomato

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