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Re: Tomatoes

By: De_Composed in 6TH POPE | Recommend this post (0)
Fri, 12 Apr 24 11:46 PM | 31 view(s)
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Zimbler0:

Re: “How do you plan on keeping the tomatoes from cross pollinating?”I'll go into a little more detail.

Tomatoes CAN cross-pollinate. It's why there are so many varieties out there. It's easy to find new varieties in your garden, and many gardeners hunt for them intentionally just for the fun of naming their own tomato.

But tomatoes usually don't. In fact, one of the tricks to getting more tomatoes and to get them sooner is to aggressively flick the tomato flowers with your finger, greatly improving the chances that any given flower will bear fruit.

Cross-pollination is a concern with other plants, some of which you wouldn't even think were compatible.

I'm reading that cross pollination occurs only among plants of the same species... but I don't think it's true. Squash, Cucumbers, and Melons are all in the same genus, not species. They can't cross-pollinate. Even watermelons and cantaloupe, which are pretty similar, can't cross-pollinate. But zucchini and pumpkins can. They're in the same genus but different species.

I think the bottom line is that if you intend to harvest seeds, you need to know what you're doing and keep compatible plants far apart or don't even grow them in the same year. I've run into the cross-pollination problem once, with Burpee "Peter Pan" squash. They look like little spaceships and taste great. But some of the second generation vegetables look like balls and don't taste anything like their parents.





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Re: Tomatoes
By: De_Composed in 6TH POPE
Fri, 12 Apr 24 11:26 PM 		Msg. 52292 of 60008

Zimbler0:

Re: “How do you plan on keeping the tomatoes from cross pollinating?”Tomato plants usually self-pollinate.

Don't say it! I know you're thinking it.

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