From: T@invalid.invalid   
      
   On 7/19/25 4:41 AM, songbird wrote:   
   > Dan Purgert wrote:   
   > ...   
   >> 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.   
   >   
   >    yes, also if it is too hot to set fruits it might be a good   
   > thing to go out and spray it with some water to cool things   
   > off.  note this also will shake the flowers.   
   >   
   >    by spraying the plant you may encourage some diseases but   
   > i'd rather have some results than none.   
   >   
   >    we stopped growing cherry tomatoes here because we ran out   
   > of time to pick them and are happy enough with the bigger   
   > beefsteak tomatoes we grow.   
   >   
   >    as of now the tomato plants we do have growing are taller   
   > than the tomato cages and it is very nice in the shade and   
   > cooler space between the plants and it smells so good to me   
   > as i've always liked the smell of tomato plants.   
   >   
   >    it won't be long before i have to start checking the   
   > plants for tomato worms.   
   >   
   >   
   >    songbird   
      
      
   Lots of wind and a lot of 90+F days.  It has been down to   
   92-94F last week, so maybe...   
      
   I sprayed the plant with the shower setting on my hose   
   head last night.   
      
   I do not get those accursed worms.  I stopped growing   
   zucchini over the squash bugs.   
      
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