Why didn't my tomato plants produce fruit this year?

Post date: 2020-08-13 05:34:09

It's mid-August and I've yet to see a single blossom on my tomato plants, so I think it's safe to say that they're not going to produce anything. What went wrong?

I'm growing two plants in containers on my balcony. I bought them as seedlings back in April, and they're an indeterminate variety so I knew they weren't ideal for container growing, but I went ahead anyway because I had limited options due to most nurseries being closed due to the pandemic.

The plants themselves seem to have flourished — they're almost 4 feet tall at this point — but they haven't blossomed at all. I fertilized with a bit of nitrogen fertilizer right after I planted them, but none since then. They're near/under a large tree so only get a few hours of direct sunlight a day — could that be the issue? FWIW I have a friend who bought the same plants at the same time and hers also have not bloomed. Or is it possible they're just a very very late-blooming variety? Unfortunately I don't remember the variety and didn't save any tags.

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