Re: [tomato] inactive list
Keith M. Warman (Tomato@GlobalGarden.com)
Thu, 16 Jul 1998 09:27:01 -0400
Good advise. I give them a good shake (and a side of fries). Also, I try
not to do it while they are wet, because it could promote disease. One
other thing, there is blossom set spray you can buy at a garden center that
will encourage tomato growth, but I'm not sure about the chemistry of how
that works or if it would help in your situation.
At 08:45 PM 7/15/98 -0700, you wrote:
>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
>
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