I just figure the bugs and wind will see to tomato pollination. I've never tried to help it along.

Sorry you are having a bad tomato year, Maggie. Seems like that just happens sometimes.

I picked and ate one small gold cherry tomato today. It will be awhile before there are more, but all (3) of my tomato plants are growing well so far this year, have plenty of blooms, especially since they get the minimum amount of sun, and the earliest blooms are fruiting now. I notice some volunteer seedlings from the cherry tomato I grew in a pot last year are coming up in a pot I had kale growing in last year but haven't dumped yet. Debating pricking a couple of them out to plant for a late season crop. Would have to be in pots, though, so I don't know if I'll fool with them.

I probably planted too much basil. Better too much than too little.