Why Are My Tomato & Pepper Blossoms Drying Up & Dropping Off? What to Do About It 🍅🌶

Have you ever wondered why your tomato and pepper blossoms are drying up and dropping off? Here's why this happens and what to do about it!
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[@amywatkins9309]

I have to say, unrelated to shade cloth, you look amazing. Love the curls!

[@ajeldrez777]

Same! I think she looks so cute with curls. All of her hairstyles look great 😊

[@CaliKim29]

Hi Amy - thank you - after years of blowing it straight, my hair was getting damaged - this is much easier to maintain and healthier too! Appreciate you stopping by! 🍅Please visit my seed and garden shop, calikimgardenandhome.com, for CaliKim Seed Collections (fall garden, container garden, spring garden, tomato, heat tolerant greens, herbs, lettuce, flowers, and more), fabric containers and signed copies of my book, Organic Gardening for Everyone: Homegrown Vegetables Made Easy. Free seed packet with every order. 🌞Thank you!

[@CaliKim29]

Thank you, Alenjandra!

[@wev2344]

She does look amazing cause of the healthy eating and love of gardening!

[@GardenIdeas01]

Agree with you , Cali Kim always share great ideas about gardening tips

[@pancakeday4866]

Thank you so much for this reminder. It’s blazing hot up here in LA. About to go out and cover up all my tomatoes.

[@CaliKim29]

Hi Pancake Day - It's been hot this week here in So Cal - the shade cloth really helps. Stay cool and hydrated, thanks for watching! 🍅Please visit my seed and garden shop, calikimgardenandhome.com, for CaliKim Seed Collections (fall garden, container garden, spring garden, tomato, heat tolerant greens, herbs, lettuce, flowers, and more), fabric containers and signed copies of my book, Organic Gardening for Everyone: Homegrown Vegetables Made Easy. Free seed packet with every order. 🌞Thank you!

[@joeg5414]

I can grow amazing cannabis but I can't seem to grow a freaking tomato🙄😂 Actually, my cherry tomatoes always do really well. I can't get big tomatoes to grow though . My cherry tomato plants are heavy with tomatos. All of my bigger varieties though only have like 1 tomato. Every freaking year.

[@wev2344]

I’ve seen a new approach. Above your garden, install solar panels on a pergola. The panels can be moved for full shade or varying degrees of shade. All the power is from the panels. I thought that was a clever way to protect the vegetables. It’s an alternative to a greenhouse.

[@Brice31]

I just get flower and no fruit...can that be due to the heat?

[@zaria5785]

That’s a pollination issue. Perhaps try using a clean paintbrush or makeup brush and spread the pollen from one flower to the next.

[@moochythecat3435]

There's nothing more depressing than watching tomato blossoms drop off... When the outdoor temperature is 90 degrees, the temperature in my tomato garden is near 105 degrees... The only tomato plants that aren't affected by the heat and blossom drop are my Rose de Berne plants... very prolific, tasty, and nearly indestructible...

[@CaliKim29]

I totally get it-blossom drop can be so frustrating! But it’s fantastic that your Rose de Berne plants are thriving despite the heat. They sound like real champs! 🌟 Keep up the great work in your garden, and don’t forget to give your other tomato plants a little extra TLC during these hot days. You’re doing an amazing job, and those tasty tomatoes will be worth it! 🍅😊 CK

[@marvinmartian7281]

Same problem on Mars my dear🍅😵👽

[@bettypettigrew6471]

I’m 75 and I love your easy method! Gardening 👩‍🌾 in South Texas zone 9b 🥵

[@CaliKim29]

Yay!! I love it!!

[@FilipinosaAmericavlog]

Will it be too late here in Texas to plant vegetables? Thanks for sharing.

[@DLJFunk]

Hi Kim what do you do when you have mulch down and you need to amend the soil

[@CaliKim29]

Hi Darryl, good question, I just move the mulch aside, add my worm castings, or compost, or whatever I"m amending with, then move the mulch back over the top of the soil. Super easy! Thanks for stopping by! 🍅Please visit my seed and garden shop, calikimgardenandhome.com, for CaliKim Seed Collections (fall garden, container garden, spring garden, tomato, heat tolerant greens, herbs, lettuce, flowers, and more), fabric containers and signed copies of my book, Organic Gardening for Everyone: Homegrown Vegetables Made Easy. Free seed packet with every order. 🌞Thank you!

[@angelaraum1545]

I tried during 100 degree with sheers but didn't help much. The 100 degree killed my beefsteak I had in container. My cherry ones were just fine. I find peppers at least for in in STL.do better in Fall. I had mine growing til Dec when I had a hard frost.

[@CaliKim29]

Hi Angela, oh no, sorry to hear it. That kind of heat is just brutal. Glad your cherry's are going strong, and pepper season is coming soon for ya! We have peppers until December as well, it always comes late for me here in So Cal too. Enjoy your weekend! 🍅Please visit my seed and garden shop, calikimgardenandhome.com, for CaliKim Seed Collections (fall garden, container garden, spring garden, tomato, heat tolerant greens, herbs, lettuce, flowers, and more), fabric containers and signed copies of my book, Organic Gardening for Everyone: Homegrown Vegetables Made Easy. Free seed packet with every order. 🌞Thank you!

[@angelaraum1545]

@@CaliKim29 I will check out for sure. Just ordered some seeds from someone else. Def will look at containers. I've grown to love the fabric one. Would be nice for someone to invent rollers under them so they could be moved more easily.

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Good morning great information and wow look how beautiful everything is, have a fantastic day Lisa @moneypit homestead

[@B1rdLadee]

I use an old bed sheet and clothespins. It’s like hanging laundry, except it’s unwashed. 😅

[@CaliKim29]

Perfect - use what you have. Thanks for watching! 🍅Please visit my seed and garden shop, calikimgardenandhome.com, for CaliKim Seed Collections (fall garden, container garden, spring garden, tomato, heat tolerant greens, herbs, lettuce, flowers, and more), fabric containers and signed copies of my book, Organic Gardening for Everyone: Homegrown Vegetables Made Easy. Free seed packet with every order. 🌞Thank you!

[@AmandaChristineCo]

My patty pan squash plant isn’t even letting the female flowers bloom! 😭 they die off before they even have a chance. So frustrating. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

[@colleenasteevesbos6975]

I needed to see this. Even in a greenhouse it can get mighty hot. I have four vents and a Louver vent and a door that are always open during the day. With these heat waves here in Alberta, I now know what I can do to save my plants.

[@CaliKim29]

Glad it was helpful, Colleen. A greenhouse can get extremely hot, good that you have vents. The heat in Canada has been crazy this summer, hope the tomatoes are hanging in there. Thanks for watching! 🍅Please visit my seed and garden shop, calikimgardenandhome.com, for CaliKim Seed Collections (fall garden, container garden, spring garden, tomato, heat tolerant greens, herbs, lettuce, flowers, and more), fabric containers and signed copies of my book, Organic Gardening for Everyone: Homegrown Vegetables Made Easy. Free seed packet with every order. 🌞Thank you!

[@Rebecca-zw4pm]

Hi Kim! I'm so glad I found your video yesterday. This is the first year I'm growing tomatoes (or a vegetable plant, for that matter), and I have four gorgeous and robust plants that are blooming beautifully, but I found two dried up flowers. I am in an area where heat is quite high, so I decided to shade them with some old lace tablecloths I have, but were a little too short. I was so happy when you suggested a sheer curtain. They're the perfect length. I placed them yesterday and the little guys seem to be very happy. Thank you! 😊

[@palakgolhani9403]

Hi kim 😊😊 , waiting for your bumper harvest video ( like the one which u did in july 2017) . I'm loving that u are posting more frequent videos this year . Its very sad that i cannot grow tomatoes during summers in india , but soon winters are approaching when the temperatures will be in the 60's to 80's🤗🤗

[@GardenIdeas01]

Like the net bag on your tomatoes fruit from buck attack, cover to reduce sun hit is good method sharing

[@scrappy836548]

We've been over 100° all summer and have gotten very few tomatoes. Peppers are doing alright but yikes, what a summer. The last 2 months have been ridiculous! I'm so ready for fall.

[@drummerlovesbookworm9738]

Pumpkins, too? I have little pumpkin stillborns laying on the ground every day now. Only male flowers like at first. But my pumpkins are getting orange!

[@sweetmary9326]

Make a video how to ripen peppers fast.

[@CaliKim29]

Hello Sweet Mary, lol I wish there was something you could do to speed things up, just let nature take its course. Waiting is the hardest part of gardening. Thanks for stopping by! 🍅Please visit my seed and garden shop, calikimgardenandhome.com, for CaliKim Seed Collections (fall garden, container garden, spring garden, tomato, heat tolerant greens, herbs, lettuce, flowers, and more), fabric containers and signed copies of my book, Organic Gardening for Everyone: Homegrown Vegetables Made Easy. Free seed packet with every order. 🌞Thank you!

[@womack5086]

I was just wandering why one of my tomato plant flowers we’re looking sorta dry- it’s the heat! Thanks

[@GardeningUrduHindi]

Wow beautiful tomatoes

[@CyrusTheGreatKing]

All my eggplant flowers are dried up, I live in a super hot weather during summer

[@terryjbrown6953]

Great tip this year has been terrible with the hot weather. Can I ask why you coverd the tomatoes with a mesh bags?

[@itsme-ye3iz]

Wondering the same thing

[@CaliKim29]

Hi Terry - glad you enjoyed the video - hope the weather cools off for you soon! I meant to mention that in the video, it's to protect the veggies from the rats - it helps, but no guarantees where rodents are concerned. They seems to know just when the tomatoes are ripe for the picking and take a bite - ugh! Thanks for watching! 🍅Please visit my seed and garden shop, calikimgardenandhome.com, for CaliKim Seed Collections (fall garden, container garden, spring garden, tomato, heat tolerant greens, herbs, lettuce, flowers, and more), fabric containers and signed copies of my book, Organic Gardening for Everyone: Homegrown Vegetables Made Easy. Free seed packet with every order. 🌞Thank you!

[@CaliKim29]

See my comment below - thanks for stopping by! :)

[@terryjbrown6953]

@@CaliKim29 Oh ok! Thank you so much for answering my question I will try that with my summer squash, zucchini, egg plants, and water - melon's. We have squirrel's, groundhog's, rabbits, raccoons and opossums that sometimes get in our closed in yard that we see something nibbling at them at times I just haven't found the corporate that's doing it yet 😂😂😂!

[@CaliKim29]

Oh no, good luck! Have a good weekend, Terri!

[@jessiehaislet3625]

Thank you for your help. Now I’m off to save the maters!

[@andyholloway4166]

Do you have a link for the mesh bags you have around the tomatoes in this video? I want to order the ones you use.

[@joannevenere3552]

Or GMO seeds and nursery plants have been tampered with

[@KidsShowtimeOfficial]

hi, how about watermelon? it has female flowers and i saw bees every morning but still drying up and dropping off. We have around 40-45 degree Celsius here in jeddah.

[@CaliKim29]

Hi wysiwg - wow, hot! I recommend at least 60% shade cloth, mulch is critical, and hand pollinate to help the fruit develop, bit.ly/CaliKimHandPollinateWatermelon. Good luck! 🍅Please visit my seed and garden shop, calikimgardenandhome.com, for CaliKim Seed Collections (fall garden, container garden, spring garden, tomato, heat tolerant greens, herbs, lettuce, flowers, and more), fabric containers and signed copies of my book, Organic Gardening for Everyone: Homegrown Vegetables Made Easy. Free seed packet with every order. 🌞Thank you!

[@ideationkiki]

I live in central Ca and it’s over 100 June through September. I’ve tried everything and my plants stop producing and blossoms fall off. Should I even bother? I feel like summer is our “frost” and I should just start plants indoors super early to harvest everything in early June?

[@CaliKim29]

Sorry to hear that, Kirsten. Wow, so hot this year in central Cali, it can be brutal on the garden. Sure, I'd start as early as you can in spring for early harvests. Use a a dense weave shade cloth, at least 60%. Also make sure you plant a fall garden, winter is a great time to grow cool weather veggies in Cali, bit.ly/CaliKImFallGardenSeries2020. Thanks for stopping by! 🍅Please visit my seed and garden shop, calikimgardenandhome.com, for CaliKim Seed Collections (fall garden, container garden, spring garden, tomato, heat tolerant greens, herbs, lettuce, flowers, and more), fabric containers and signed copies of my book, Organic Gardening for Everyone: Homegrown Vegetables Made Easy. Free seed packet with every order. 🌞Thank you!

[@endoftheroadgourdandflower609]

How do you deal with smoke from forest fires? The whole month of July has been so smoky, blocking out the sun that the temps are lower than normal. It has also been a very dry year, doing a deep watering every second day. I think because of this, what little plants I do have are not producing as much as they should. I have 3 zucchini off 5 plants, and everything else is way behind. My first frost is mid September and I don’t think I will get much more produce. I didn’t plant as much as I wanted so I wasn’t expecting much this year but thought I would get more than 3 zucchini

[@CaliKim29]

Oh no, My Backyard Gourds - that's such a bummer! Forst and foremost, make sure the air quality is OK before you go outside. Rinse off your plants with a gentle spray of water to clean the ash. When you bring your harvests inside, soak in a sink full of water with a few TB vinegar. Rinse thoroughly and peel any veggies that are severely affected. Drought is very challenging as well, as the plants like the deep watering and natural minerals in rain to develop those deep roots and green new growth. Do the best you can, make sure to keep them well watered and fertilize regularly. I'd start some veggies indoors so you have things growing inside too. Good luck, hang in there! 🍅Please visit my seed and garden shop, calikimgardenandhome.com, for CaliKim Seed Collections (fall garden, container garden, spring garden, tomato, heat tolerant greens, herbs, lettuce, flowers, and more), fabric containers and signed copies of my book, Organic Gardening for Everyone: Homegrown Vegetables Made Easy. Free seed packet with every order. 🌞Thank you!

[@bitterchild7133]

can you use a shade cloth for frost?

[@Whatariot]

Woahhhh I love her new look 😍

[@CaliKim29]

Thanks, Cherry Blossom - appreciate the complement and the visit! 🍅Please visit my seed and garden shop, calikimgardenandhome.com, for CaliKim Seed Collections (fall garden, container garden, spring garden, tomato, heat tolerant greens, herbs, lettuce, flowers, and more), fabric containers and signed copies of my book, Organic Gardening for Everyone: Homegrown Vegetables Made Easy. Free seed packet with every order. 🌞Thank you!

[@lorrainesuzuki2600]

My tomato blossoms dry up and drop off and my temps are never that high. It's been mid 70s here.

[@yes350yes]

That sounds like inconsistent watering. Try watering only once a week but deeply when you do.

[@freshlandscape2463]

Hey Kim thanks for this video I really needed this and will be shading my tomatoes, have a good afternoon!

[@CaliKim29]

Glad it was helpful - good luck with your tomatoes. Thanks for watching!

[@keithrodz6485]

Hi kim I'm starting my eggplant and squash today 🍆🍟

[@CaliKim29]

Hi Keith - that's great, you'll love growing your own. Thanks for stopping by! 🍅Please visit my seed and garden shop, calikimgardenandhome.com, for CaliKim Seed Collections (fall garden, container garden, spring garden, tomato, heat tolerant greens, herbs, lettuce, flowers, and more), fabric containers and signed copies of my book, Organic Gardening for Everyone: Homegrown Vegetables Made Easy. Free seed packet with every order. 🌞Thank you!

[@keithrodz6485]

I will thank you

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👑👍

[@CaliKim29]

So glad you enjoyed it - appreciate the visit! 🍅Please visit my seed and garden shop, calikimgardenandhome.com, for CaliKim Seed Collections (fall garden, container garden, spring garden, tomato, heat tolerant greens, herbs, lettuce, flowers, and more), fabric containers and signed copies of my book, Organic Gardening for Everyone: Homegrown Vegetables Made Easy. Free seed packet with every order. 🌞Thank you!