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Re: tomatoes


It's way too hot for your tomatoes to set fruit. Over 90 degrees or so theysill still bloom like crazy but will not set fruit.  Wait till it cools down and they
will resume.  Thunking your blossoms insures good pollination as
tomatoes (for the most part) are self pollinating.  I personally wouldn't
even bother with the fruit set spray.
Caron  z5aish 8,000' on the side of Pikes Peak, Colorado

>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)
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