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  • From: "eknutson" <eknutson AT clubdepot.com>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: RE: [Market-farming] Flowers on Tomatoes Dropping Off
  • Date: Tue, 11 May 2004 14:28:42 -0400


Ah, I knew you were south of me (nearly everyone but Byron is!), but I was
thinking south east, not southwest. I shoulda known.

Then I would figure you might be right about the lack of water. Also the
location of his plants could be a factor. Does he have them planted next to a
wall that reflects heat? If so it may be well over 95ยบ in the plants
micro-climate and that could cause the blossoms to excise. I guess we really
need more details.

B3

aka, ah never mind.

---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: Matt Cheselka <cheselka AT theriver.com>
Reply-To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Date: Tue, 11 May 2004 07:17:34 -0700 (MST)

>On Tue, 11 May 2004, Elizabeth Knutson wrote:
>
>> Another reason could be if the humidity is high, the pollen clumps and the
>> flowers do not get pollinated.
>
>Betsy,
>
>Most definitely this is NOT the problem. Humidity this time of year in
>southeast Arizona rarely gets above 10%!
>
>Bill,
>
>





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