The tomato is the most popular vegetable in the home garden. Though widely grown, tomatoes are subject to a number of diseases and physiological disorders.
Environmental stresses produce several common physiological disorders of tomatoes.
Blossom Drop Plants fail to set fruit. Extremes in temperature and dry conditions may result in poor pollination and cause the flowers to drop from the plant without setting fruit. Water the plants deeply once a week during dry weather. Fruit set should increase when temperatures moderate. However, the resulting fruit are often misshapen.