I’ve been getting quite a few emails from gardeners about tomato blossom drop. This, unfortunately, is a very common problem and not an easy one to correct. Tomato blossom drop is most frequently caused by the weather. It’s either too hot, too cold, too humid, too dry... For such a popular home garden crop, tomatoes can be notoriously fussy.

You can’t control the weather, but there are some things you can do to control tomato blossom drop, besides being patient and waiting for the weather to change. Most importantly, select tomato varieties that will be happy with your weather. Next, keep your tomato plants healthy and stress free. If you’re experiencing tomato blossom drop you have my sympathy and you can have my advice at Dealing with Tomato Blossom Drop.