just a fast note yer wrong about keeping insects away some insects ike ants help pollinate when bees dont do their job.. keeping bugs away might be a grave mistake come ride into the sweet tropical romantic sunset with me..and get lost in pardise
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- From: m*@cvtv.net (Cindy Meredith)
- Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1998 08:07:18 -0500
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This is really out of the scope of this list, but your tomatoes are not setting fruit because of the heat. The pollen in the flowers is dead because of our high temps. Try to keep your plants alive and free of insects and disease, even prune them back a bit, and when it cools down, if it ever does, they should start producing again. Check Duncan's Mailing List Archives page at http://www.mallorn.com/lists. There you'll find archives of other lists and you can research your question there. You'll also find info on other lists besides this one which is 'supposed' to be limited to propagation. I know there is a veggie list,too. For rare seeds I like J. L. Hudson's, Star Route 2, Box 337, La Honda, CA 94020 Cindy in TX(Lavaca County), Z8/9 >I am new to this list so I hope that I'm doing this rite. :-) > >Okay, I live in Fort Worth, Texas (zone 7) so its pretty hot here. Our >high temp for this summer so far is 110*F! So anyway, I am having the >hardest time getting my tomatoes to set fruit. I think that it's probably >the heat but I'm not sure. They bloom and then nothing happens. No fruit >at all! We don't have many bees here in the city so I was told to lightly >thunk the blossoms when they bloom. I also am using a tomato bloom set >spray. Does Anyone know what I am doing wrong or have any suggestions >that could help. My tomatoes are still blooming so I hope that I can do >something before they quit. > >One other thing, anyone know of a seed or plant catalog that offerers >many or specializes in rare plants? > >Jason in Fort Worth, Texas (zone 7) >_____________________________________________________________________ >You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. >Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com >Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]
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