Pollination of tomatoes

The tomato harvest largely depends on number of fruits set. Tomatoes produce large amounts of pollen. It is suitable for pollinating its own flowers, as well as neighboring ones. Under natural conditions, all tomatoes are pollinated insects and wind.

The quality of pollination is greatly affected weather. Plays an important role in the pollination process temperature. At night when the temperature is less than 13 degrees the anthers begin to deform, so the pollen quality decreases. At temperatures above 30 or even 35 degrees, already ripe pollen grains begin to lose their viability. Then fertilization does not occur, and the flowers fall off. Very often such overheating occurs in greenhouses.

In room conditions there are no natural factors, so pollination must be done manually yourself. This process is not at all difficult. To do this, you need to prepare a thin, soft brush. Brush you need to touch each flower. The brush must first be slightly stained with pollen, and then the pistil of each flower should be stained with these pollen particles.

Pollination of tomatoes needs to be carried out all the blooming flowers, without taking into account the time of their blooming. The best way to pollinate tomatoes is at 8 - 10 o'clock in the morning. To help tomatoes, you can also very carefully every few days during the flowering period. shake the tomatoes. This method can be used for home and greenhouse tomatoes. Immediately after shaking the soil needs to be watered. Forced pollination ensures pollination and fruiting on each flower.