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|    stephenpeek124@gmail.com to songbird    |
|    Re: Moby Grape Tomato    |
|    08 Aug 20 11:35:36    |
      On Saturday, August 8, 2020 at 8:51:20 AM UTC-4, songbird wrote:       > mycompassionateservice@gmail.com wrote:       > ...       > > I have faithfully watered my plant with the rest of my garden for going on       3 months now. I get lots of blossoms but NEVER a tomato. Everything else in       my garden in flourishing.       >       > are you always watering from the bottom and never       > getting the top of the plant?       >       > is it protected from the wind and the rain?       >       > are you not seeing any bees or other pollinators       > on the plant?       >       > if all of these are about the conditions you may       > help the plant out by going out and shaking it or       > dinging the flowers with your finger.       >       > while it may encourage disease problems it can       > also help to spray the tomato plant with the hose.       > best done in the morning while it is still cool       > enough and then let it dry off.       >       >       > songbird              One other point: if it has been above 90F the pollen is sterile so no fruits       will be set.       Steve              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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