Tomato plants are self-pollinating and have "perfect" flowers. Photo by Ali Graney under the Creative Commons Attribution License 2.0. Giving your tomato plants a little daily shake will help produce more fruit.

Can tomatoes grow without pollination?

They look great and flower, but nothing happens beyond that. ... Tomatoes are self-pollinating, meaning they have flowers that contain both the male and female parts, so more than one plant is not needed for reproduction. The pollen falls within the flower to pollinate itself.

Do tomatoes have to be pollinated?

Tomatoes are self-pollinating, as flowers are equipped with both male and female parts. One tomato plant is capable of producing a crop of fruit on its own, without the need of planting another one.