From: T@invalid.invalid   
      
   On 7/19/25 3:19 AM, 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.   
      
   It is not protected from the wind.  And we are very windy.   
      
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