My tomato plants have produced dozens of flowers, but very few fruits have set. I have even shaken the flowers to make sure they were pollinated. Can you tell me what is wrong? Your shaking of the ...

At this point in the growing season, many tomato plants have started dropping flowers and not producing fruit. Do not be discouraged, just read this. Drought stress in tomato plants can cause flowers ...

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Although the time for tomato harvest is upon us, the plants are not yet done throwing challenges our way. With scorching summer temperatures, fruit set and color may both be hindered. While ...

Q. I have an atrium that surrounds one part of my house. I grew a tomato plant there successfully last year. This year, I started a plant there, and it blossomed but would not fruit. I followed all ...

HOT TOMATOES: By now, most tomatoes have already set their main crop. High temperatures (days in the 90s and nights in the 70s) interfere with pollination, and the plants are less inclined to set more ...

Complaints about tomato fruit-set failures have been common this year. Gardeners who haven’t experienced fruit-set problems should feel fortunate. Next year may be different. Gardening can be a ...

Fruit set is the process whereby ovaries develop into fruits after pollination and fertilization. The process is induced by the phytohormone gibberellin (GA) in tomatoes, as determined by the ...

Researchers have found that fruit development in tomatoes rewires their central metabolism. The plant hormone gibberellin, which regulates major parts of plant development, triggers the process of ...