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Re: tomatoes

Ants on plants can point to aphid infestations as they herd the aphids
and milk them for the honeydew they secrete.
I didn't know that ants do any major pollination work.  Can
someone elaborate here for me?
Caron

utah blaine wrote:

> just a fast note
> yer wrong about keeping insects away
> some insects ike ants help pollinate when bees dont do their job..
> keeping bugs away might be a grave mistake
>
> come ride into the sweet tropical romantic
> sunset with me..and get lost in  pardise
>
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> Subject: Re: tomatoes
> Resent-Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1998 06:19:32 -0700 (PDT)
> Resent-From: seeds-list@eskimo.com
> Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1998 08:07:18 -0500
> From: micyn@cvtv.net (Cindy Meredith)
> Reply-To: seeds-list@eskimo.com
> To: seeds-list@eskimo.com
>
> This is really out of the scope of this list, but your tomatoes are not
> setting fruit because of the heat. The pollen in the flowers is dead
> because of our high temps. Try to keep your plants alive and free of
> insects and disease, even prune them back a bit, and when it cools down, if
> it ever does, they should start producing again.
> Check Duncan's Mailing List Archives page at http://www.mallorn.com/lists.
> There you'll find archives of other lists and you can research your
> question there. You'll also find info on other lists besides this one which
> is 'supposed' to be limited to propagation. I know there is a veggie
> list,too.
>
> For rare seeds I like J. L. Hudson's, Star Route 2, Box 337, La Honda, CA 94020
>
> Cindy in TX(Lavaca County), Z8/9
>
> >I am new to this list so I hope that I'm doing this rite. :-)
> >
> >Okay, I live in Fort Worth, Texas (zone 7) so its pretty hot here. Our
> >high temp for this summer so far is 110*F! So anyway, I am having the
> >hardest time getting my tomatoes to set fruit. I think that it's probably
> >the heat but I'm not sure. They bloom and then nothing happens. No fruit
> >at all! We don't have many bees here in the city so I was told to lightly
> >thunk the blossoms when they bloom. I also am using a tomato bloom set
> >spray. Does Anyone know what I am doing wrong or have any suggestions
> >that could help. My tomatoes are still blooming so I hope that I can do
> >something before they quit.
> >
> >One other thing, anyone know of a seed or plant catalog that offerers
> >many or specializes in rare plants?
> >
> >Jason in Fort Worth, Texas (zone 7)
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