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Default one tomato plant not producing



"Gus" wrote in message ...

I have 8 plants and 7 all have had a decent number of tomatoes, but one
plant has not had any. It is the plant that has grown the best and
biggest and looks the healthiest. It's actually huge-- over 6 feet
tall, and filled out well. Has had lots of flowers, but not one tomato.
It's in the same spot as I had one last year that produced many
tomatoes. I'm confused why this one plant is not growing any tomatoes,
and it is the biggest and healthiest of the lot.

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This may sound strange, but I wonder if the blossoms on that plant are not
being pollinated? I grew tomato plants inside my house one winter, and they
produced. However, I had to pollinate them myself. I used a tiny paint
brush and *very gently* touched it to one blossom, then another, etc. I
don't have any idea why bees would miss one plant, but you could try what I
did as an experiment.

MaryL