Thumping tomatoes

From the garden
  • Thumping tomatoes
    Thumping tomatoes
  • AFTER POLLINATION AND FERTILIZATION, soon a tiny tomato fruit will be visible, which then expands, elongates, and a fruit develops. However, if anthers do not vibrate, releasing pollen, there is no pollen to effect pollination. | iSTOCK PHOTO
    AFTER POLLINATION AND FERTILIZATION, soon a tiny tomato fruit will be visible, which then expands, elongates, and a fruit develops. However, if anthers do not vibrate, releasing pollen, there is no pollen to effect pollination. | iSTOCK PHOTO
    CUISINE & CULTURESummer months have taken a toll on many tomato plants. What is a gardener to do about tomatoes that have flowers but no fruit. But before we get to a solution, we need to look at the flowers that produce the fruit.Tomato flowers are pendant, pointing downward vertically, and are “perfect”, meaning each flower has male and ...

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