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The garden mounds are looking great!!
Thank you! I’m quite pleased with the results so far.
Simply simple😊
So do you need to do this every day? And for how long? Got super excited that I finally got a few flowers so just want to know…maybe there is hope for my black thumb 🤣
You can do it whenever you see open flowers! I do it at least every other day, but usually daily when they’re producing a lot. I’m sure you’ll have success with it!
This was a great “I told you so” video for my husband to watch.😆 You have a lovely garden.
Haha thanks!
I want to add compliments to your garden. Busy, lots to eat. I used a paintbrush. We shall see. Somehow three tomato bushes survived a record hot and dry Houston summer. While they flowered all summer, no fruit was set. Now it has finally cooled, again, and I want to get the most out of these mild autumn weeks thru most of what’s left of 23. Usually no freeze til jan-feb. Eggplant germinating super . 12 lovely fruit on one bush. Come on down the weather is fine.🌱
I noticed my green bean bush started flowering white (delicious tasting) flowers, but only half of them. The other half ALREADY started sprouting green beans. So thanks to this video, I’ve started tapping the flowering half to encourage more beans. Thank you.
I think bean flowers are a bit different. I’m pretty sure they’re still self-pollinating but they may not need any help. Still, it couldn’t hurt to try!
Beans are self pollinating. They are already pollinated before the flowers even open so don’t waste your time. That’s why you can grow lots of different types of beans next to each other and there will be no cross pollination
Thank you so much for this video I have a very healthy plant and actually did both methods for my tomato plant but some flowers fell off so will that effect the growth of fruit?
You’re welcome! Yes, the flowers can often dry up and fall off for a number of reasons. I see it most often when the temperature gets above 95F (35C). It’s important to keep the plants well-watered when it’s that hot. Once the flower bud falls off, a tomato will not grow there. If you live in a very hot area, you should consider using a shade cloth over the plants.
@Some Room to Grow ok awesome thank you!
@Egypt808 mi.,
The flowers will fall off if it’s too hot or too cold, especially during cold nights
Thanks for this. Bees are few this year so for the first time I’ll be doing this procedure . Great information.
You’re welcome! Our wildflowers are all blooming late so we haven’t seen as many bees, either.
Thank you so much for this. I’ve been struggling with my tomato plants inside my greenhouse. I’m going to head out there right now and give this a try.
You’re welcome! That’s often the case when growing in a greenhouse. I hope it works for you!
Did it work?
I only have 4 plants but the toothbrush method is soo satisfying, you can see the pollen falling
It is satisfying! I have to admit that I’ve switched to using the toothbrush because it’s a bit faster.
Your plants look great. I’ve watched dozens of videos or pruning and pollination and yours look the best.
Thanks so much! 😊
Thanks for this video. It’s my first time to plant cherry tomatoes and flowers are already coming out. I’ll try this 🍒🍅👍😍. My plant is in pot and indoor.
This method should help for an indoor plant. Best of luck!
Thanks for the informative video without a lot of unnecessary information! You mentioned one thing that the other videos did not, and that was to tell us to do the “tapping” with the open flowers. It makes sense of course but anything new always creates questions and you covered everything.
Thanks for the feedback! I try not to waste anyone’s time. I want the info to be as clear as possible.
Please help me! I HAVE NO FLOWERS. YHANK YOU
Thank you
Wanted to thank you I have 4 random tomatoes plants growing in my front yard near a pumpkin plant. When all the tomato plants where just growing flowers and slowly die after blooming:( I didn’t know what the heck I was doing. Last week I believe. I stumbled upon your video about how to hand pollinate and I’m so happy that they are finally growing the bees aren’t flying around they are straight up ignoring my tomato and pumpkin plants but it’s ok I hand pollinated both 🥳🥳 fingers crossed on the pumpkins 🤞so thank you I’m slowly learning stuff
That’s so great to hear! I’m really glad it worked for you and thanks for sharing!
I got really hungry when you showed the zucchini flowers. Here in Mexico we just straight up eat them, quite tasty on a blue corn tortilla quesadilla.
Yum! People like to fry them up here.
@Some Room to Grow three step breading with goat cheese inside…fry ’em up!
It seems to me the flowers that ate native in my area like blackeyed susan,coneflower bloom later in the season than when you need to pollinate.I have one day Lilly across the way.I have really cut back on flowers..
That is true, those natives have not bloomed yet while the tomatoes are already flowering. But other non-natives like comfrey, ground ivy and sage have already blossomed and are attracting lots of bees.
I have a female squash flower right now, but no males to pollinate it.
I did however go out and hand pollinate my 4 tomato flowers after watching this.
Thank you very much for this video Sir, flowers are just starting to emerge on my Tomato plants, so this tip should ensure i have more success in my first year of growing
You’re welcome! I admit, I have been using the toothbrush method since we’re growing so many tomatoes this year, but the finger tapping still works great.
This is my first time growing anything, I got 2 tomatoe plants one is got alot of fruit the other has only 3 tomatoes. I’m gonna try this.
I’ve been growing tomatoes for years and I’ve never heard this, thank you so much!!!
You’re very welcome!
Ty for this info, I’m growing some inside this year and wanna do it right.