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Main Growing Tip Snapped Off My TomPlant

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  • Which will be happening here next week for nearly all the summer!
  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    Probably here too if the last few summers are anything to go by, 30c forecast here for next week.
    Realistically the only two options are to keep the plant and hope a shoot appears, or dump it.

    Billericay - Essex

    Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
  • Tell me about it! last year almost all my tomato flowers dropped off due to extreme heat....45c
  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    WOW that's not nice. Damping down the floor helps a bit - but 45c is extreme
    Anything much above 20c and I start slowing down :)

    Billericay - Essex

    Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
  • Where I live is difficult as,my allotment is underneath a plastic corregated roof. It's elevated and I try to give it as much ventilation as possible. It's an extremely hot part of Spain at this time of year. Crops even suffer in the fields. I found that spraying the floor just creates humidity which leads to fungal white powder growing on my courgettes and cucumbers.... constant battle :|to

  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    A very challenging environment for you.
    It's bad enough in the UK now with many weeks of no rain and high temps.
    Another flavour of The New Norm..
    Good luck

    Billericay - Essex

    Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
  • Allotment BoyAllotment Boy Posts: 6,774
    Is there any way you can put some "shade paint" on at least 1/2 of the roof panels ? This will help moderate the heat, while allowing enough light for growth. Shade pant is a chalky formula that can easily be brushed off at the end of the season.
    AB Still learning

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