The old boys with the garden and the balcony and the tomatoes. In 2026, the tomato plant wanted to be productive, and the flowering period was the “life and death” — before the seeding, it was lazy, and it was too short, and it didn't have to be done
Every spring and summer, many old farmers are troubled: tomatoes grow and bloom, but they are empty in a few days, or they sit in small, deformed fruit, and they spend most of their life in confiscation. It's not a bad variety, it's not a bad power. According to the latest data from the ministry of agriculture and rural development agricultural extension station in 2026, the four-point tomato flowering season could be reduced to less than 10 per cent, with a 40 per cent rise in the rate of sit-in and a 60 per cent reduction in the number of deformed fruit, whether in open vegetable gardens, balconies or large sheds, all applicable, all of which are ground-temperate dry products and can be used after reading
One, don't pour it. It's dry and wet to save the flowers
Many people get excited when they see tomatoes bloom, and the water is sorely dry that they do bad things, and it takes two or three days. A lot of old farmers in henan and shandong have measured the right and wrong time watering the flowers, which directly leaves the drop rate above 40%
Why not? When tomatoes bloom, the plant is shifting from long leaves to flowering results, with roots being particularly sensitive. Large-water flooding causes the soil to lack oxygen, the roots to fail to breathe, the nutrients to be absorbed and the plants to “screw the leaves” and automatically take off the flowers to save their lives. There are also people who are drenched and drenched, while the drought pours water once in a few days, and the later period, even if they sit, is full of figs and dew, and the difference is reduced。
The right thing to do is four words: dry and wet, little water
- soil watering: two centimetres of surface soil is white, dry and then watered, with no more rain, much less sooner or later
- selection of the right time: sunshine from 9 a. M. To 10 a. M., and never at evenings — no wetness at night, prone to ash and frost
- control of the amount of water: every time the water is watered, the flower season is less watered, the amount of water is restored when the small fruit is stable and growing to the size of the thumb。
In contrast to the old farmers last year, half of the land was simmered in the same way: more than 50 per cent of the flowers were slashed, with only three to five fruit per plant; less than 10 per cent of the water was run, with a difference of 15 to 20 fruit per plant
Ii. Don't make a mess of it
Fertilizing during flowering is the biggest pit. Many people feel that the seedlings are weak, so they use urea and high nitrogen fats, so tomatoes don't bloom and leaves are so thick that they don't work. The latest data from the agricultural institute for 2026 show a direct drop of 35% in the rate of nitrous fertilisation and half of the deformity
With more than one piece of nitrogen fat, the leaves are so long, the side branches and the new leaves take all the nutrients, the buds are unnourished, and the fruits fall. The latest fertilisation guide for 2026 clearly states that the tomato flower period ** “nitrogen control, potassium phosphorus enrichment, boron supplementation”** is in place in three steps, simple to remember:
1. Initial flowering (frequent flowering): determined to pursue 5-8 kg per acre of potassium dihydrophosphate + 1 kg of boron fat, without urea, and to water it along its roots, with a special focus on fracturing the buds
2. Flower season (all flowers): spraying leaf-leaf fat every 7-10 days, using 0. 2% potassium phosphate + 0. 1% boron solubility, avoiding high noon temperatures, spraying before 9 a. M. Or after 4 p. M., directly feeding and pollinating
3. Don ' t spread fertilizers and fattening: undefeated chicken dung, goat dung, easily burned roots and insects that affect the outcome。
Put it simply: don't rush it during flowering season。
Temperatures should not be ignored! 25-28°c is the most appropriate, high and low temperatures will fall
Many people grow tomatoes to water and fertilize, but they ignore the temperature. This is the invisible killer of the flower flow! Agricultural experts in 2026 repeatedly stressed that tomatoes must be pollinated at temperatures of 25-28°c during the day and 15-18°c at night, and that it is not good at all
- over 35 °c during the day: pollen will be roasted, it will lose its activity, it will not pollinate, and the flower will fall the next day, that is, the "high temperature drops."
- less than 10°c at night: slower metabolism of the plant, and the effects of the sprouts and pollination, which, even if they are sitting down, are all deformations, small fruit and small fruit。
Now it's spring and summer, when it's hot in the open, when it's hot in the day, when it's cold in the big sheds, when it's on the balcony, you have to be controlled:
- temperature: cooling of the plant by 9 a. M., with a straw spread between the lines, which preserves water and cools the ground
- temperature day: cover the evening with a thin film, so that the balconies can be moved to the interior to avoid freezing at night。
Don't underestimate the temperature, the temperature is right, the seating rate is up by 30 percent, the fruit is good, and the old farmer knows, "the temperature is good, the fruit is good."
Iv. Don't be lazy with pollinating. Artificial aid + flower-sorting
Tomatoes are self-plowed, but they are not enough by wind and insects alone, especially when the huts and balconys are poorly ventilated and pollinating are inadequate, either flowers or small or deformated fruit. According to the latest planting techniques in 2026, artificially assisted pollination + ooze can increase the seating rate by 25%, even head and good taste
Artificially assisted pollination (simple and useful)
- vibration pollination: every day, from 9 to 11 a. M. (when pollen is most active), the pollen can fall down and pollen can be pollinated by shaking the branch with its hand or by hitting the line with a wooden stick for three to five seconds
- bear bee support: a box of bear bees can be planted in a shed, a box of an acre, the herd can last six weeks, the pollination can be even, and the abnormality rate can be reduced to less than 3. 5 per cent
- don't spray drugs: do not spray insecticides, microbicides during pollination, killing pollen and bees, affecting pollination。
2. Plumbing (more expensive)
Many people feel that they have more to spend than they can afford, and as a result, they have less than enough nutrients, all small fruit and bad fruit. Correct practice:
- flower slinging: 5-6 strong, deformed, weak, small flowers are removed from each series to reduce nutrient waste
- succeeding: each series of four to five equal-size fruit, with the small, sick and deforming fruit removed in time for the nutrients to be concentrated and the fruit to grow fast and large。
The old saying, "if there's room, there's no loss, there's no loss, there's an increase, there's a large and full product, there's sweet food, there's a high price
It's not that complicated. You don't have to work around the clock. You'll be able to keep the nuts and the twigs at 4 o'clock. In 2026, a lot of old farmers came up with the four points, and the tomato branch was full of bells, one by one
Did your tomato grow any short-lived flowers? How do you manage the flower season? Do you have your own tricks? Welcome to the comment area, share your experiences and grow high-yield tomatoes
