This Week in the Garden
Pollinating tomatoes with an Electric Toothbrush

This week in the garden Alainia Hagerty, owner of tomatobaby.com, shows how to pollinate a tomato flower with an electric toothbrush. When temperatures get hot tomato pollen is less viable and flowers tend to not get pollinated. The vibration of an electric toothbrush moves the pollen within the flower. Vibrating the flowers every other day will keep your tomatoes loaded with fruit even when it is hot.

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