pop22
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I have a closet I use just for pollination, but I mostly hand pollinate. I collect pollen with cotton swabs and store them in freezer bags with a desiccant pack. When applying, spray all plants not to be pollinated with water thoroughly. I cover the plant after pollination with a whit garbage bag till the next day spray the other plants again before you uncover, then spray the pollinated plant also to kill stray pollen.
Tomatoes I do in a greenhouse to avoid open pollination from my raised bed plants
Tomatoes I do in a greenhouse to avoid open pollination from my raised bed plants
Do you have to hand pollinate inside? I’ve always been outside to fruit but plan on keeping a cherry and an heirloom indoors this year. Pretty sure one of my heirlooms that I save seed on that I call Space Tomato crossed with something else last year as it is growing a lot differently then the others. Can’t wait to see what it puts out. So far it is a little more compact and not as stretchy as the other Space Tomatoes. Bushy as hell too.