From: dan@djph.net   
      
   On 2025-07-19, T wrote:   
   > Hi All,   
   >   
   > Cherry tomatoes are getting too hard for me to harvest   
   > with my old back.   So I bought one of those 18" tall   
   > full tomato plant.  It came with four green fruit.  All   
   > four eventually ripened.   
   >   
   > The plant itself is turning into a jungle.  It has double   
   > or more in height and has lots of flowers on it.   
   >   
   > Problem.  The flower and not turning into fruit.  They   
   > just stay flowers.  Tomatoes are suppose to be self   
   > pollinating.   
   >   
   > Now what am I doing wrong?   
      
   Is the plant somewhere that's fairly protected from the wind?  If so,   
   give the flowering stems a little shake to help dislodge the pollen from   
   the stamens.   
      
      
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