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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: beanie3 on June 16, 2008, 19:43:22

Title: Tomatoes....have i got problems or just impatient......
Post by: beanie3 on June 16, 2008, 19:43:22
hi,

Another silly question no doubt, but would you expect anything different from me!  My tomatoes are about 4 foot tall and have 3 sets of flowers on each.....which is great but none of the yellow flowers have developed fruit....what am i doing wrong?.....the flowers are just falling off - is this normal.....

Any advice would be useful.

Many thanks. ???
Title: Re: Tomatoes....have i got problems or just impatient......
Post by: tonybloke on June 16, 2008, 20:04:05
Shake the plants regularly to aid pollination. ;)
Title: Re: Tomatoes....have i got problems or just impatient......
Post by: cleo on June 16, 2008, 20:52:37
Shake the plants regularly to aid pollination

Within reason but never--------

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41eSp7DEa7U
Title: Re: Tomatoes....have i got problems or just impatient......
Post by: caroline7758 on June 16, 2008, 21:55:47
I haven't got any fruit yet, but wasn't expecting any either up here in the North!
Title: Re: Tomatoes....have i got problems or just impatient......
Post by: northener on June 16, 2008, 22:25:40
Tim gave me this tip and it works, spray with a fine mist of water around dinnertime.
Title: Re: Tomatoes....have i got problems or just impatient......
Post by: beanie3 on June 16, 2008, 22:29:42
Cool thanks for the advice - i have been up and shook them before closing the door for nighttime!  I will get a misty spray on them tomorrow.....
Title: Re: Tomatoes....have i got problems or just impatient......
Post by: PurpleHeather on June 17, 2008, 05:57:57
They are not too early at all for the north, I have got fruit (still green) and I am certainly not the first in the area.
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