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was RE:(tom's ind or det) now (pollinators)

At 08:17 AM 5/13/97 CST, you wrote:
<big snip>

>How can I keep the birds off so they don't get the fruit
>before I do?  I have netting over it now, but I'm afraid they'll go right
>through it.  I considered using Remay, but then the pollinators couldn't get
>through to do their job...  Suggestions?
>
>TIA,
>Jane Patterson
>Baton Rouge, LA
>zone 8b

Hi Jane,
Hello from Calif. from a transplanted Cajun.
  According to some very knowledgeable people on this list, tom's are pretty
self pollinating.  The wind seems to do alot of the work for you.  I've
gotten into the habit of tapping the stem that the flowers are attatched to
just enough to make them bounce a little.  So far almost 95% of the flowers
have pollinated and set fruit.  You should see my cherry tomatoe plant.
They were right to call it Sweet 100.
How did you plant yours?  Did you do cages or a flat trellis?  Can you
attatch bird netting to the bottom half or to the whole plant? If you only
have to cover half the plant (the almost rippened fruit) you might leave the
top with the flowers uncovered.  To keep them from going through the top,
maybe bird netting with something to act like a scarecrow?  I once read a
posting from someone who suggested old CD's (like the junk ones you might
get in the mail form Net providers).  That one always intrigued me.
Good Gardening,
Dawn S
Long Beach Ca (zone 10)

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