Help - beginner - Do I need to fertilise the tomato flowers?

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jimydee

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As the title said - this is my first year growing tomato plants, and they now have small yellow flowers.  There are 4 plants growing in a grow bag, in a conservatory (with no wind circulating or insects).  Do I have to do anything to insure the flowers are fertilised ? if so how ?
Of course I am presuming they have to be fertilised in order to get tomatoes.
Please advise.
Thanks in advance.

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« Reply #1 on: June 26, 2008, 18:54 »
Give them a little tap, evry now and then. :)
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« Reply #2 on: June 26, 2008, 19:25 »
Hot or cold tap?
Did it really tell you to do THAT on the packet?

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« Reply #3 on: June 26, 2008, 19:30 »
Mixer.

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Help - beginner - Do I need to fertilise the tomato flowers?
« Reply #4 on: June 26, 2008, 19:36 »
Coke, lemon or tonic?

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« Reply #5 on: June 26, 2008, 19:40 »
Tonic, please. :)

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« Reply #6 on: June 26, 2008, 20:07 »
I'll have a vodka with my tonic please!  :D
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« Reply #7 on: June 26, 2008, 20:12 »
Large Gin please

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« Reply #8 on: June 26, 2008, 20:26 »
Once this lot start drinking you never get any sense out of them. :D  :D

Give the plants a  knock to spread the pollen about. This is best done at midday, but not absolutely necessary.
Sets a low standard and fails to achieve it.

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« Reply #9 on: June 26, 2008, 22:02 »
Shaken, not stirred.
Please understand that this is sensible advice, not to be confused with the foregoing irreverant irrelevancies.

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« Reply #10 on: June 27, 2008, 06:40 »
And have you got any cheese and onion crisps :lol:
If at first you don't succeed, maybe failures your thing.
Don't take life so seriously, it isn't permanent.
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« Reply #11 on: June 27, 2008, 06:45 »
Jimmy - I'm sorry I made a joke and the thread degenerated. It often seem to happen!

As gobs said - just tap the plant every now & then.


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