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[quote=Anonymous]I grow Heirloom tomatoes each year and they are sometimes picky.

First, the fruit will not set when it is scorching hot, like right now.

Second, your tomatoes "exploded" because of too much water. Our normal June Rainfall is 3.75 inches, we had almost 10 in June. That is horrible for tomatoes. Believe it or not, tomatoes like a little stress from a lack of water from time to time. Tomatoes like a steady trickle of water, but a down pour causes them to crack and split, allowing rot and bugs.

Also, tomatoes are very heavy nitrogen feeders and need a ton of calcium.  Do you put ground up egg shells in your tomato beds? If not, you need to. What have you done to make sure you have pleanty of nitrogen?

Lastly, I do not believe it is pollen that is the issue. I have grown tomatoes indoors. I have no idea how my plants have set fruit, but they have. I also buy local tomatoes from someone who grows them year round indoors in the Shenandoah valley.

All in all, the very wet conditions and the recent heat is no bueno for tomatoes.  Mine are in the ground and this is the first year I have not watered them even once. Normally I have to run soaker hoses!!![/quote]

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