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Re: pressure treated lumber & seed starting

Lauren,
> As far as the tickling of plants: I've heard that commercial growers of
> tomatoes in greenhouses, use electric shavers that have been mounted on
> long sticks.   They touch each plant with the vibrating stick for a
couple
> of seconds to pollinate the flowers.  Has anybody else heard this?
This is common commercial practice for non-parthenocarpic greenhouse
tomatoes.  We used to use an old cordless electric toothbrush when I was in
grad school for pollinating tomatoes.
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