Tomato Blossom set fruiting hormone...

Alright, so this may seem like a no brainer to the stinky's out there. The tomatoes (real, actual tomatoes) were having trouble setting fruit this summer so I tried something new: tomato hormone to spray on the developing blossoms. This is a hormone that helps the blossom set fruit...don't ask me how it works maybe stinky could explain.

It worked great on the tomatoes, HOWEVER, over the next couple of days and week I noticed a few male flowers popping there nasty ball sacks out of the main stems of two of my herbs!

I'm convinced it's related to the tomato blossom spray that I used fairly liberally in the garden...so be forewarned: do not use this tomato hormone spray anywhere near your herbs!

I wonder if any experienced growers out there would comment...Stinky, anyone...

I've used it, and also Messenger, on my pot plants in the past. If you suspect it's causing hermies, I'd be the last to argue- that would not surprise me in the least. I have to make the disclaimer that when I tried it, I was running bagseed still and was pretty much used to dealing with hermies, and didn't try to figure out where they were coming from- the assumption was crap genetics.

I would never use a hormone like that not labelled for cannabis use in the last month of flower. Other than that, if you like it, eh go for it. Do a side-by-side test with two groups of subjects that are cloes from the same mother, one set treated and one not, and check for hermies, budset, and yield.

I did really like Messenger on my vegging plants, but haven't used it in years, and wouldn't ever use it in bloom. It's a pretty expensive product that I think it intended primarily for turfgrass applications.