Planetagarden
- Does Blossom Set Spray work?
- Is blossom set organic?
- How do you use bonide tomato blossom set spray?
- What does it mean when the first truss has set?
- How do you get tomato blooms to set?
Does Blossom Set Spray work?
They work, but there are some things that they can't do. The sprays start the development of fruit but don't actually fertilize the flower. This means the fruit may develop small or may develop with no seeds. GreenUpSide explains that tomato blossom set spray works by providing kinetin, which is a cytokinin hormone.
Is blossom set organic?
Bonide Tomato & Blossom Set Spray is NOP compliant for use in organic gardening.
How do you use bonide tomato blossom set spray?
Simply apply it on your plants and the natural plant hormone helps blossoms set fruit even under poor weather conditions. Nearly every blossom will produce faster, larger, meatier fruit-ripening up to 3 weeks earlier. Works on most vegetables: tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, cucumbers, melons and strawberries.
What does it mean when the first truss has set?
The truss is the stem which carries the flowers which then turns into your first 'branch' of tomatoes. What Dr S said. So you basically wait until the flowers on that truss have formed little tiny green tomatoes behind them, and then start feeding.
How do you get tomato blooms to set?
Even if you have rich soil, from the moment the first flowers appear you should be feeding your tomatoes with an organic fertilizer that's high in potassium, or potash. Potash helps promote flower initiation, and hence fruit production.
