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To: Daisyjane69; wita

Someone on another thread said that putting a cotton ball on a straw and tapping each flower will increase the yield.

If my tomatoes get big enough, that’s what I’ll try this year. It sounds easier than a Q-tip to hand pollinate each one.


51 posted on 05/29/2009 6:09:23 AM PDT by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: metmom
usualy just a thump on the lower thick vine ... thumb and forefinger ... is all that is needed. Very seldom that unless you are in a totally still greenhouse environment.

Hug your kids in the morning

Thump your tomatoes in the afternoon

I'd better stop there while I am ahead

66 posted on 05/29/2009 6:23:43 AM PDT by HiramQuick (work harder ... welfare recipients depend on you!)
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To: metmom

I ordered some blossom set spray for tomatoes and vegetables that I mail ordered from Jumgs. I plan to try it on tomatoes and squash becausi I am worried about blossom drop with all the windy days here in the Colorado Rockies.


120 posted on 05/29/2009 9:04:09 AM PDT by MtnClimber (Bernard Madoff's ponzi scheme looks remarkably similar to the way Social Security works)
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