Can you just grow one tomato plant or do you need 2 for cross pollination.

cheers in advance
cheryl

"cheryl buxton" wrote in message
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Can you just grow one tomato plant or do you need 2 for cross pollination.

cheers in advance
cheryl

1 is good.
2 is better. More tomatoes ;-))

Steve

(cheryl buxton) wrote:

Can you just grow one tomato plant or do you need 2 for cross pollination.

Tomato blossoms usually pollinate themselves before they even open, which
is good for seed savers, though some can cross.
So one plant is enough, though more is better!


Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at www.albany.net/~gwoods
Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1420' elevation. NY WO G

'Cheryl',

Yes, one plant will suffice. Pollinate by splitting the end of a small
thin cane, insert small ball of cotton wool in the split, fluff it up a
little, and use it to gently transfer pollen from one flowering truss to
another. It is being effective when you see that the wool is tinted
yellow.

Regards,
Emrys Davies.





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"cheryl buxton" wrote in message
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Can you just grow one tomato plant or do you need 2 for cross
pollination.

cheers in advance
cheryl

1 is good.
2 is better. More tomatoes ;-))

Steve

"shazzbat" wrote in message
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"cheryl buxton" wrote in message
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Can you just grow one tomato plant or do you need 2 for cross
pollination.

cheers in advance
cheryl

1 is good.
2 is better. More tomatoes ;-))

Steve


And 10 is worse. Too many tomatoes :-)
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"cheryl buxton" wrote in message
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Can you just grow one tomato plant or do you need 2 for cross
pollination.

1 is good.
2 is better. More tomatoes ;-))

And 10 is worse. Too many tomatoes :-)

How do I stop most of the tomatoes ripening in the two weeks I'm away in
the summer?

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to spiritual eyes, the United States is a developing country."
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thanks for all the replies
cheryl

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How do I stop most of the tomatoes ripening in the two weeks I'm away
in the summer?

Curious, my Gardeners Delight cropped for about 2 months last summer. I
also grew Red Alert, a "determinate" or "bush" type that was all over in
a couple of weeks.

Steve Harris - Cheltenham - Real address steve AT netservs DOT com
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