On 20 May 2003 06:21:56 -0700, (srk)
wrote:

Every two weeks I started sparying diluted dish washing soap and found
that plants are growing up very healthy but flowers /buds started
falling off. I found out after 2 months the reason is soap spray, I
never had one tomato even though they are very healthy . Initially I
thought it is because of too much nitrogen, and started feeding them
tomato bloom fertilizer. Still no fruits. Because of so many bugs
where I live in florida, I had to use the spray. Next time I will be
careful, but I don't have any other way to keep crawlers/bugs out. Any
suggestions?


I never found tomatoes to be subject to any kind of insect
damage (however, I'm not growing them in Florida - although
I have grown them in two hot and humid states).

I think that - first - I'd try growing them without any
spray or covering, to ascertain whether - in fact - they did
suffer insect damage.

If they do, you could use either nylon net or floating row
cover (one brand is 'Reemay') to cover the plants.

Here's on example of the row cover: this is a very
light-one, specifically for avoiding insect damage.

http://www.gardensalive.com/item_dis...uctNumber=2001

Pat