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tomato pollination
On Wed, 19 Mar 2003 19:13:28 GMT, "SugarChile"
wrote: As I understand it, tomatoes can be pollinated by the wind, so in that respect you would probably be ok. But I wonder what you would be trying to accomplish with the "insect proof cage"? In my experience, tomatoes are not particularly prone to insect damage. The exception might be tomato hornworms, but they are large and relatively easy to spot and remove. And it seems to me that it would be very difficult to exclude all insects, given that you need access to the plants to prune and pick. There's bound to be a spot where something as small as an insect could gain access, and you might end up trapping more insects than you exclude. It doesn't seem like a very practical or necessary idea. You know, I keep reading and hearing about tomato hornworms. But I've never actually SEEN one, and I've never seen any other insect-damage to tomatoes either. (I've grown tomatoes for about 25 years, in four different states and one Canadian province.) Maybe I've just been lucky. Pat -- CLICK DAILY TO FEED THE HUNGRY United States: http://www.stopthehunger.com/ International: http://www.thehungersite.com/ |
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