Most perplexing. For years we have always had no problem growing really nice tomatoes. Two years ago we changed the physical location of our garden to accommodate new landscaping. The vegetable garden did just fine in it's new location except for the tomatoe plants. They grew fine but just as the flowers started to open, they would fall off. We saw no indication of any insects. Someone suggested that we had a virus in the ground so we pulled up the plants, turned the ground, and then covered it up with black tarp for the entire summer season. The idea was to "naturally" sterilize the ground. This season, we dug out the area in two circles, removed the soil and mixed in fresh planter mix with other garden soil, and the enclosed the circular area with bender board. Each circle was planted with healthy (assumingly so) starter plants. They are growing quite nicely but as soon as the flowers start to open, they fall off. Ideas and suggestions would be most appreciated. Thanks.
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17 years ago