Cross Pollination
 

I usually grow Sungold tomatoes and Red Rum runner beans.

This year I am growing Sungold and Piccolo tomatoes and Red Rum and Moonlight
runner beans.

Is it likely that the two different types of tomatoes and the two different
types of runners will lead to cross-pollination and hence odd tomatoes and odd
runner-beans.

PS Before someone says it: I am not concerned that the tomatoes and runners
will cross-pollinate between them .

Cross Pollination
 

"Judith" wrote in message
...

I usually grow Sungold tomatoes and Red Rum runner beans.

This year I am growing Sungold and Piccolo tomatoes and Red Rum and
Moonlight
runner beans.

Is it likely that the two different types of tomatoes and the two
different
types of runners will lead to cross-pollination and hence odd tomatoes and
odd
runner-beans.

PS Before someone says it: I am not concerned that the tomatoes and
runners
will cross-pollinate between them .


Only if you grow any seeds from the mixed plants next year, at that point
you could get anything.

--
Charlie, Gardening in Cornwall
Holders of National Collections of Clematis viticella
and Lapageria rosea cvs
http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk

Cross Pollination
 

On Sun, 5 Jul 2015 09:21:36 +0100, "Charlie Pridham"
wrote:


"Judith" wrote in message
.. .

I usually grow Sungold tomatoes and Red Rum runner beans.

This year I am growing Sungold and Piccolo tomatoes and Red Rum and
Moonlight
runner beans.

Is it likely that the two different types of tomatoes and the two
different
types of runners will lead to cross-pollination and hence odd tomatoes and
odd
runner-beans.

PS Before someone says it: I am not concerned that the tomatoes and
runners
will cross-pollinate between them .


Only if you grow any seeds from the mixed plants next year, at that point
you could get anything.


Cheers.

Cross Pollination
 

"Judith" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 5 Jul 2015 09:21:36 +0100, "Charlie Pridham"
wrote:


"Judith" wrote in message
. ..

I usually grow Sungold tomatoes and Red Rum runner beans.

This year I am growing Sungold and Piccolo tomatoes and Red Rum and
Moonlight
runner beans.

Is it likely that the two different types of tomatoes and the two
different
types of runners will lead to cross-pollination and hence odd tomatoes
and
odd
runner-beans.

PS Before someone says it: I am not concerned that the tomatoes and
runners
will cross-pollinate between them .


Only if you grow any seeds from the mixed plants next year, at that point
you could get anything.


Cheers.

So the answer was yes.

Cross Pollination
 

On 07/07/2015 22:51, Christina Websell wrote:
"Judith" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 5 Jul 2015 09:21:36 +0100, "Charlie Pridham"
wrote:


"Judith" wrote in message
...

I usually grow Sungold tomatoes and Red Rum runner beans.

This year I am growing Sungold and Piccolo tomatoes and Red Rum and
Moonlight
runner beans.

Is it likely that the two different types of tomatoes and the two
different
types of runners will lead to cross-pollination and hence odd tomatoes
and
odd
runner-beans.

PS Before someone says it: I am not concerned that the tomatoes and
runners
will cross-pollinate between them .


Only if you grow any seeds from the mixed plants next year, at that point
you could get anything.


Cheers.

So the answer was yes.


The answer is NO
cross pollination will not result in odd tomatoes or beans.
It will result in seed within those fruit that may produce plants that
could result in odd fruit next year.

Cross Pollination
 

"David Hill" wrote in message
...
On 07/07/2015 22:51, Christina Websell wrote:
"Judith" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 5 Jul 2015 09:21:36 +0100, "Charlie Pridham"
wrote:


"Judith" wrote in message
...

I usually grow Sungold tomatoes and Red Rum runner beans.

This year I am growing Sungold and Piccolo tomatoes and Red Rum and
Moonlight
runner beans.

Is it likely that the two different types of tomatoes and the two
different
types of runners will lead to cross-pollination and hence odd tomatoes
and
odd
runner-beans.

PS Before someone says it: I am not concerned that the tomatoes and
runners
will cross-pollinate between them .


Only if you grow any seeds from the mixed plants next year, at that
point
you could get anything.


Cheers.

So the answer was yes.


The answer is NO
cross pollination will not result in odd tomatoes or beans.
It will result in seed within those fruit that may produce plants that
could result in odd fruit next year.

I was surprised to find that I didn't have to worry about the precious dwarf
beans I got from the netherland seed bank of rare beans pollinating each
other. Apparently they are self fertile. Damn, I was so careful. I only
planted one variety. I could have sown all of them.