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Re: tomatoes


ant walking into male pistion thenhe leaves
then he walks into female and over female pistion
do ya relalize that what ever the female was say punkin then it was a
good chance pollinated
other bugs do the same they dont have to collect the pollen to
distribute it on their feet wings claws ect ect

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sunset with me..and get lost in  pardise

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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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