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I think the only challenge will be pollination. With the absence of insects, a friend suggested putting a small fan near them when the flowers open to let wind power do the w*rk. Or even a feather or small paintbrush to use as a manual pollinator tool.
I'll do some research at the Cornell University site to see what they recommend for manually pollinating fruiting veggies.
Any suggestions "from the floor" are welcome.
Manually pollinating cucumbers is easy - did that this summer with quite a bit of success. Use a small makeup brush or some such. Lots of good tutorials online. With tomatoes, each flower has it's own male and female part, so all you need is a bit of vibration. (yes, we are still talking vegetable plants here guys) The fan or just tapping the blossom should work. Oh goodness, this is such good fodder for the guys on the forum!