Tomatillos: (was Re: *%&$#@ Moles!)
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- Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1998 07:55:35 EST
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In a message dated 12/21/98 7:22:38 AM Eastern Standard Time,
scallagh@african-life.co.za writes:
> I'd really appreciate some suggestions as to why I've had no fruit off
> two bushes that are five months old now. Lots of blossoms, but no fruit
> at all - if they set fruit, it drops off soon afterwards.
Apparently you don't have sufficient bees or they prefer other flowers.
Try hand pollination. Drop of immature fruit is a common symptom of
inadequate pollination. The flesh of the fruit grows in proportion to the
number of pollinated seeds. If too few are pollinated, the fruit simply drops
off and does not develop at all.
I've not raised tomatillos, but the consensus of previous discussions from
growers is that they are not self-fertile, so be sure to move the pollen from
one plant to the other plant.
Pollenizer = source of compatible pollen (daddy plant) - another tomatillo
plant
Pollinator = agent to transfer pollen - bees, or you
Lots of pollination info for your garden at:
Pollinator@aol.com Dave Green Hemingway, SC USA
The Pollination Scene: http://users.aol.com/pollinator/polpage1.html
The Pollination Home Page: http://www.pollinator.com
Jan's Sweetness and Light Shop (Varietal Honeys and Beeswax Candles)
http://users.aol.com/SweetnessL/sweetlit.htm
