Re: Yes I have no tomatoes

Early days yet Muds, mine have only just started to set fruit. What I would suggest, however, is that as well as cutting out the side shoots you only allow a maximum of six to eight flowers per truss, as they do tend to continue to produce flowers which in my opinion just dilutes the plant's energy. Other than that just keep watering (without tomato feed until fruit has set), and be patient.

Re: Yes I have no tomatoes

Muddy, My tomato plants this year, have been the worst ever! They are in the greenhouse and have taken ages to grow! I haven't even got a flower on them yet!
I thought, you could use a feather to pollinate them?

Re: Yes I have no tomatoes

Or a very soft children's pain brush, some say.

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For goodness sake be patient. I do know a little bit about toms-I used to sell them as a pin money hobby. Only now should they start to grow rapidly(time to side shoot remove) and perhaps flower. Keep moist but do not feed until the first truss has set.

Never grow Money Maker-it`s reliable? Yes. Does it crop well? Yes. What does it taste like?-does it have any taste???

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Oh dear some of mine are moneymaker and they haven't produced anything at all as yet .

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The best tomatoes I have grown were the trailing type, grown in hanging baskets. I can't remember the name but they were cherry tomatoes, red and yellow. I wanted to grow them again this year but couldn't find them anywhere.

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About as good as it gets then-think compost bin. It`s a crap variety but still sold.

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I have some cherry ones these are the only ones to have tomatoes ( a few)

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http://www.burpee.com/vegetables/tom...rod001954.html

You could try these?

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They look nice. I only had two baskets but they just went on & on producing fruit. I have a confession to make though, I have never grown anything from seed. I'm not a real gardener.