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My tomatoes flowered but didn't produce fruit.
If your tomatoes are growing well and have produced flowers, but now do not seem to be producing fruit, the problem may be insufficient pollination. When flowers are present, you will need to consistently pollinate at least every other day. Vigorous jiggling of the plants (as described in the Tending and Harvesting Guide) is sufficient, but some people find it easier to use an electric toothbrush or our "Be the Bee", which works well if touched ever-so-briefly on the stem behind the flower (but not on the flower itself).
If your cherry tomatoes produce flowers but the flowers drop off before they open, the problem may be temperature. If your AeroGarden is in a location where it consistently becomes quite hot during the day (above 85) or quite cold at night (or, where it never cools off at night) your tomatoes may drop their flowers. For cherry tomatoes it is optimal to keep your AeroGarden in a location where the nighttime temperature is between 60 and 72 degrees and the daytime temperature does not regularly exceed 85 degrees
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 23 November 2008 19:14 )
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