Re: [tomato] inactive list
Tom Eilers (Tomato@GlobalGarden.com)
Wed, 15 Jul 1998 20:45:26 -0700
Howdy; My understanding is that tomatos are self fertilyzing. They only
require a little motion via little wind, etc. (I use an electric toothbrush or
fans inside my greenhouse) A litttle shake a couple of times a day seems to do
the trick. Good luck. Tom
EDMUND C. FLYNN wrote:
> Marlynn Marcks wrote:
>
> > I haven't received any tomato mail in a month. Are all of you out there
> > busily eating them and not writing.
>
> I agree, it's a pretty quiet list. Basically, I'm a lurker, but now I have a
> need to know question.
>
> Every year I put netting over my tomatos to defend against crows and
> squirrels. This year I put a new net and discovered that it has such a fine
> mesh that a honey bee could barely get through it.
>
> So my question ... are tomatos self fertile or do they need insect
> polinators?
>
> Many thanks Ed Flynn Maryland Zone 6/7