My tomato plants never get any tomatoes?

I have tried everything I can think of. I even took out all the old dirt,replaced it with hyponex soil for flowers and veg. Used some tomato harmones.I used fertilizers for tomatoes,like miracle grow. My plants grow so big and healthy looking, some getting up to 5 and 6 feet tall. I work so hard to keep out weeds. I would really appreciate it if any one know what I am doing wrong.

My tomato plants never get any tomatoes?
I can tell you exactly what is wrong. First do not use miracle grow, secound, when you plant them stick them in deep, leave top 1/3 out of the ground use topsoil to plant them in leave in sun water everyday. If you use fertilizer it just makes foliage not tomatoes. use a plant food not too high in nitrogen.
Reply:Do they get flowers on them? If not, you might want to try using less fertilizer. If they get flowers, but no tomatoes, then they are probably not getting pollinated. Do you put as much effort into insecticides around the yard as you do fertilizer? Are they in a screened-in area? You can also get varieties that are made for greenhouses which might self-pollinate, or you can do it by hand.
Reply:It sounds like if they are healthy, that the flowers are not getting pollinated. You don't have to wait or take the chance for bees to pollinate the flowers. Simply flick the flowers as soon as they open, gently with your finger several times. This will cause the stamens inside the flower to release the pollination dust and self pollinate the flower. If you do not want to flick the flower, which is the eventual tomato--so be careful to not flick it off the plant, you can also use a pipe cleaner to spread the pollen around.





Most people just flick the flowers with their fingers though and find this works very well in the absence of bees.
Reply:Most fertilizers are heavy on nitrogen-- which aids growth of leaves. Look at what you have and google the ingredients for what they do. Then you'll have an idea of what to do. I bet the hyponex soil has nitrogen, too.


One year I had 10 foot tomatoes-- soil was sandy and I did spot compost all winter (banana peels, coffee grounds, peelings)-- i.e. dig a little hole and put the days kitchen garbage in-- cover it up-- the next day do it again in a different place. I also had wonderful banana peppers in the same plot. Compost is from God!


good luck
Reply:Did you put out lime too? Wow! I've never had that problem with mine! Do you pinch them? What I mean by pinch is, do you get rid of the suckers on them? Every year I pinch and pinch and never have a problem. All they need is lime, 10-10-10, water and pinching.
Reply:the outcome is based on many things


but the amount of possible fruit depends on the number of buds


to help your buds to set %26amp; have a good crop


spray the fresh buds with milk


helps them to set %26amp; too survive


good resistence in windy areas


then you need to take care of the tomatoe worms


they are green


get quite large


will destroy plants %26amp; fruit


they can be picked off by hand daily


or you can spray for them


you might also try plantining different varieties some do better than others in different location, soil type, etc


tomatoes take a bit of watering


soil is very important


chech if the type you plant like acid type or other


if no info


then it most likely not to matter


good rich loam is usually best


then too it sounds like your plants are putting their energy into growth instead of fruit


if this persist you can try a little prunning action


next year


especially if all efforts fail in fruit production


some cherry tomatoe type do well in clay pots %26amp; a stick to climb on


the out put from these types is usually heavy


makes up for the size I guess


if you find any lady bugs


let them be


good insect control


great for the white


on roses


usually not a problem on tomatoes, but could get a few


look out for slugs they will destroy plants cutting them off at ground height


if want natural control


place boards next to growing area


water at night


in morning life up boards the slugh will be hiding from sun


kill, kill kill!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


look for snails same way


then their is tomatoe plant food


but don't get carried away


I never used it much
Reply:well, not sure what your problem is, however, this is the way i grow mine. plant tomato plant, water really good. when first blooms appear, yellowish white, i pinch them off. then just keep watering. one year i added a raw egg to the hole before planting, adds needed nutrients and sulfur. didn't have the best or biggest, but had plenty of tomatoes all summer. they need lots and lots of sun. and only water in the evening or early morning, not while hot. and water the roots, not the plants.
Reply:Maybe you need to plant more seeds.
Reply:Too much nitrogen causes growth but stops fruit production. Get a fertilizer for tomatoes.
Reply:are you sure its a tomato plant? lol