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brownthumb78 Belleair, FL(Zone 10a) Aug 08, 2013

I have 8 tomato plants. They are all growing nicely & are about 2-3' tall & green but absolutely none have blooms. I planted them about 6-8 weeks ago. I live in central Florida & although I keep reading that tomatoes love the sun & heat, I'm also reading that they wont bloom if it's TOO hot. So my question is if they are not blooming because of the heat, can I leave them alone & they'll eventually bloom when the weather gets cooler? Or do I give up, pull them, & start again in October when it cools down on my area?

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Gymgirl SE Houston (Hobby), TX(Zone 9a) Aug 09, 2013

Keep 'em comfortable, and when the weather changes, you might be surprised!

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MaypopLaurel Cleveland,GA/Atlanta, GA(Zone 7b) Aug 23, 2013

It's hard to imagine tomatoes growing in FL in August and I'm a native Floridian. If you've got tomatoes thriving keep doing what you are doing and wait 'til weather cools in October. Rather than pull them up I'd start new ones now as well. Make sure they are indeterminate for your winter season.

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Jnette Northeast, WA(Zone 5a) Aug 25, 2013

I had the same problem about a month ago and put Bloom fertilizer on them. Have beautiful big tomatoes now. Problem is they are not ripening and going to be out of season soon. Oh, think it was 10-52-10, or some such thing. Doesn't matter as long as it has the high middle one. The P in NPK.

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LAS14 Albany, ME(Zone 4b) Aug 25, 2013

Bring in the green ones. Wrap in newspaper (antispectic). Store in paper bags. Pull out ripe tomatoes in late fall as you need them.

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Jnette Northeast, WA(Zone 5a) Aug 25, 2013

Yes, I know there are many ways to ripen, but they don't have the flavor of the sun and heat outside. Last year I put one in a bag with a banana peel and it ripened real fast. Just experimenting.

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brownthumb78 Belleair, FL(Zone 10a) Aug 25, 2013

Thanks for all the answers. I finally have 3-4 blooms so maybe I'll get some tomatoes. If they don't ripen then I can try the newspaper or paper bag trick! Thanks!!

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