I do not know what went wrong this summer but both my tomatoes and my s-i-l's have

[jwirr]

grown nice and tall and plenty of foliage but not any flowers and no tomatoes. We have had really wet weather and I have not seen many bees around so that could be it? Anyone else having trouble? We even tried to self pollinate.

[NRaleighLiberal]

1. Howdy. Tomatoes should flower regularly unless the nutritional needs are at odds with

what is being supplied by the soil - it could be that the flowers are dropping because the temperature/humidity isn't correct for the variety to set fruit when it blossoms. (Cherry tomatoes are much more forgiving, large fruited ones more specific - and pollination of flowers/fruit set is worse when 90 or above and very humid).

Bees are not at all essential for tomatoes to form - the flowers have both female and male parts and the deed is typically done as the flower opens. (Bees actually cause issues for seed savers growing non-hybrids because they can spread pollen from variety to variety and create unwanted hybrids).

What's your weather been like - and which varieties are you growing? Seasonal weather has such impacts - last year was my worst tomato crop in 20 years, this year is one of the best.

[NYC_SKP]

2. No flowers is concerning... are these commercial seeds or saved from another season?

.

You might want to ask our DU tomato expert, NRaleighLiberal http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=profile&uid=142756



Lack of bees won't cause lack of blossoms but will prevent fertilization, I guess.

I had a monster plant last year, 12 feet across, saved some seeds and the seedlings are about a foot tall, no blossoms yet but it's early.

Hopefully you'll get some fruit, eventually!

[JayhawkSD]

3. "We have had really wet weather..."

Which may be your answer right there. Plants tend not to flower when overwatered.

[jwirr]

4. We had a lot of rain in the spring. We then bought our tomatoes from the local greenhouse and

planted them to have the rains start again. Then last week we had 80 degrees weather and now more rain and cold weather. I think you are right - they have been over watered. Oh well our growing season is just about over so it is too late to do much. Hopefully next year.