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["Lynda" <lurine AT com-pair.net>]

Gene, tomatoes generally have "perfect" flowers and self-pollinate before 
they open, why would you need to go around with your brush?

As to the parthenocarpic tomatoes, they are usually accidental and have 
fruit that is smaller than you would normally expect and have wrinkled 
skins.   When you open them up they don't have seeds or gel in the normal 
seed cavities.

Lynda
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gene GeRue" <genegerue AT ruralize.com>


> Does anyone have experience with parthenocarpic tomatoes? Do they
> really set fruit without pollination? I had never heard of them until
> my brother found the subject in a sidebar in the Territorial Seed
> catalog. Sounds like they would be great for hoophouse or greenhouse
> plants. I have resorted to hand pollination using a lens brush that
> has a suction cup as well as the fine bristles. That works well but is
> tedious.
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