Tomato blossoms are what become tomatoes.

Dave

Is that for all tomatoes?

This is true of all tomatoes.

Tomatoes are just one of the many fruiting vegetables. Like squash, peppers, eggplants, melons, pumpkins, etc. if there are no blooms and if the blooms don't get pollinated then you get no fruit.

I'm curious, how did you think tomato plants made tomatoes?

Dave

Yes, all tomatoes come from pollinated flowers. Some types of tomatoes produce flowers very early in life while others produce them later. Not all flowers will become tomatoes, but most will if conditions are good.

An interesting fact is that tomatoes have been considered a vegatable for years when they are actually a FRUIT. Just like oranges, apples, pears, and cherries (to name a few), the trees will produce blooms which will become pollinated and then the bloom will be replaced with a small fruit that grows to the maturity of those we see in grocery stores and our gardens.

Tomatoes (and peppers) are self pollinating. That means the pollen in already there inside the bloom. To achieve pollination, the bloom has only to be vibrated or shaken. This dislodges some of the pollen. This vibrating/shaking usually happens in the garden with wind, buzzing beas, or us tomato growers walking thru the garden and gently shaking the blooms.

Ted

Fruit and Vegetable

Here is a link that might be useful: This might help

Great link, tylenol.

I particularly enjoyed "Knowledge is to know that a tomato is a fruit, but wisdom is to know not to put one in a fruit salad."

Though perhaps the devotees of fruity tomato varieties might question the fruit salad advice....

Since tomatoes are fruit couldn't ketchup be considered a smoothie?

For ketchup to be a smoothie, I think you'd have to mix it with ice.

Rather than ketchup, I think I'd prefer a Campbell's tomato juice smoothie.

LOL! @ buzzsaw8

Betsy

Let me tell ya 'bout the birds and the bees and the flowers and the trees