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08-08-2003, 11:04 PM

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Hello,

I have my first tomatillo plant. It is FULL of blooms and has been for
several weeks, but no tomatillos. The bees buzz in the blooms and I don't
see anything that resembles the fruit. Are they coming, or is this just a
dud?

many tomatillos need a second plant in order to produce fruit, similar to
the way some apples cannot reproduce by themselves.

Also wanted to note that I have a ton of Romas growing from last year's
fallen tomatoes. Is this norm? Thought the seeds I planted were the kind
that grow for one year. I have big, nice looking Romas growing...

what you had were hybrid tomatoes. the seed is a custom blend which will
not breed true. so the plants you have now are not precisely the same
kind as the ones you had last year. they may be close enough that you
wouldn't notice or you may have a tomato that is just awful.

-jenn