Tomato plants slowing down

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ChelseaVork

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Hi there,

Looking for some advice. I have noticed in the last week or two that my tomato plants have began to struggle. They started very well, nice thick stems, healthy foliage and the first setting of fruits was great, however the most recent growth is very spindly, flowers are dropping off without setting fruit and the plants seem to be going backwards.

I've been feeding them with Maxicrop weekly and they are set up on an automatic irrigation system and also in a greenhouse with autovents.

I am a KG on a private estate providing for a very busy kitchen and so any advice, pearls of wisdom or troubleshooting ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance

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olandeep says

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I’ve had a similar problem over the years and put it down to lack of Nitrogen in the compost. So now I always add chicken manure pellets to the compost, and then start feeding with a liquid feed when the first truss of tomatoes has set and this seems to have cured the problem.
I grow my tomatoes in large pots, I would say they hold roughly 20 litres of compost!

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I’ve had similar issues before, and it turned out my irrigation system was overdoing it. Tomatoes seem to do best when the soil stays moist but not soaked—letting it dry out a bit between waterings made a big difference for mine, especially in a greenhouse where humidity can build up. Well, if you want to grow roma tomatoes, I’ve noticed they like deep watering but don’t handle soggy roots well. Giving them a bit of a break between waterings really helped.

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