permaculture

[Loren Davidson <loren@farwalker.com>]

At 09:14 AM 11/8/02 -0800, its me wrote:
> here is a question and i hope some one can help me
> out.
>
> i have a few tomato plants in my garden.
> the bloom like crazy but there a few tomatoes.
> i dont see any bugs eating the buds but their gone
> shortly after blooming.

My first thought is that the nighttime temperatures are too cold for fruit 
set on your tomatoes.  You don't say where you're growing these...but some 
combination of your microclimate and where you plant them may be part of 
the problem.  If this is the case, you can improve your odds by planting 
the tomatoes in a warmer part of your yard that gets more sunlight - the 
south side of a building, for example - and/or by using something like a 
Wall o' Water around your young plants.  This is a water-filled 
"mini-greenhouse" that helps keep your plants warm.

Tomatoes like heat and lots of nutrients.

Good luck,

Loren


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