Tomato fruit not setting

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ghost61

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Tomato fruit not setting
« on: July 11, 2015, 08:38 »
Plants are nice and healthy, have produced four or so flowering trusses, but no fruit!  Anything I can do?  I've asked around and a few seem to be having the same problem, regardless of the variety.

The only toms that are doing well are Lemon Pear.

Help much appreciated as we lost last year's crop to blight and was hoping for a better year this year.

Thanks!

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Re: Tomato fruit not setting
« Reply #1 on: July 11, 2015, 08:42 »
Tap the canes every day to assist with pollination. A light misting may also help.
Did it really tell you to do THAT on the packet?

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Re: Tomato fruit not setting
« Reply #2 on: July 11, 2015, 08:58 »
If they are in a greenhouse, the temperature may be getting too high for fruit setting.....

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Re: Tomato fruit not setting
« Reply #3 on: July 11, 2015, 10:17 »
Plenty of air flow all day long, shaking the plants and tickling the flowers with a fine paint brush will all help.
Also removing the lower leaves (below the first truss) helps with air flow.
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Re: Tomato fruit not setting
« Reply #4 on: July 11, 2015, 19:23 »
Having problems with indoor and outdoor ones.  Those in the polytunnel,have the door open all day long and it is windy!  Outdoors shouldn't have that problem??  But they are!



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