by Julie Boudreau July 22, 2023 7 Beneficial insects Pollination Long Live the Bees? By Julie Boudreau Last winter, I was reading a scientific article that really saddened me. Being an “collateral bee rescuer”,Continue Reading Share this:TwitterFacebookLinkedInPinterestLike this:Like Loading...
by Larry Hodgson July 15, 2018 2 Gardening Hybridizing Vegetables How to Hybridize Your Own Tomato When it comes to pollination, domestic tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum) are curious plants. The flower is essentially closed, as the pistilContinue Reading Share this:TwitterFacebookLinkedInPinterestLike this:Like Loading...
by Larry Hodgson August 8, 2016 4 Gardening Laidback Gardener Tip of the Day Vegetables Pollinate Your Tomatoes with a Toothbrush! Weeks have gone by and your tomatoes still aren’t producing fruit? Or only here and there? Their small yellow flowersContinue Reading Share this:TwitterFacebookLinkedInPinterestLike this:Like Loading...