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mopinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-17-11 10:57 AM Original message |
short term measures to attract pollinators? |
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beac (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-17-11 03:18 PM Response to Original message |
1. Try shaking them. |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-17-11 05:13 PM Response to Original message |
2. You could probably go get a few cheap 6-packs |
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trud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-18-11 07:47 AM Response to Original message |
3. bees |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-18-11 08:50 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Bees don't pollinate nightshades. |
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Viva_La_Revolution (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-18-11 02:39 PM Response to Original message |
4. use a soft tiny paintbrush and hand pollinate, along with a little shake |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-18-11 09:09 PM Response to Original message |
6. We have the same problem here, |
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trud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 07:15 AM Response to Reply #6 |
7. try diff varieties next year |
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mopinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 09:25 AM Response to Reply #6 |
9. i think that is my problem as well. |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 11:58 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. My tomato plants all died early on. |
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mopinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-21-11 09:19 AM Response to Original message |
8. doh!! tomatoes are self pollinating. |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 01:14 PM Response to Original message |
11. I have read that buckwheat attracts "beneficial insects" |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-02-11 01:21 AM Response to Original message |
12. Plant some squash not too far from your tomatoes next year. |
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