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BillT Posts: 20 |
Pollinating tomatoes? Posted 818 days ago Has anybody heard that ficking or shaking the fully open flowers helps pollinate them when bees are scarce? Does this work? |
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hutcho Posts: 687 |
RE: Pollinating tomatoes? Posted 817 days ago I haven't heard of it being used for toms., but it definately works with corn, but their pollen is airborne as well as insect transferred in any case. There are precious few bees around here this year, (again), but my toms are getting pollinated by something. It's an interesting question. |
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Georgen Posts: 96 |
RE: Pollinating tomatoes? Posted 809 days ago After seeing a number of flowers failed to set fruit indoors I tried to pollinate with little brush, going between opened flowers it worked well. |
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Bernard Posts: 4 |
RE: Pollinating tomatoes? Posted 647 days ago Pollinating tomatoes by shaking the plant is the method that most hydroponic growers in hot houses. Apparently it is best around the 1to 3 pm |
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