Re: size of fruits (esp tom's & yellow squash)

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• Subject: Re: size of fruits (esp tom's & yellow squash)
• From: B* D* <T*@theimagemill.com>
• Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1998 17:25:07 -0400
• In-Reply-To: <35D1EB6B.1B5E59B3@jamtv.com>

At 02:22 PM 8/12/98 -0500, you wrote:
> Lots of blossoms, and even a couple baby-sized fruit,
>but then they turn brown and fall off. 
	
	This is a common problem, lack of pollenation. You can help the local
pollinators by using a q-tip or something to move pollen from the Male
Flower (the ones without a fruit) to the Female Flowers (with a fruit). Use
a lot of pollen, or you will get bent fruit from incomplete pollination. 
	I have taken to just picking a male flower, stripping off the petals, and
using the stamen as a brush in the Female Flower.

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