From: Nyssa@logicalinsight.net   
      
   Dan Purgert wrote:   
      
   > 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.   
   >   
   >   
   What's the temperature like around your place?   
      
   Tomatoes won't set fruit if the temperatures are   
   over ~95 degrees. Even with the bees working regular   
   hours, the pollinated flowers won't do their work   
   if it's too hot.   
      
   Nyssa, who is having problems with the evils of   
   split cherry tomatoes from too much rain plus   
   blossom end rot on the the Better Boys   
      
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