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  • From: Alliums <garlicgrower AT earthlink.net>
  • To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Re: Can tomatoes cross pollinate?
  • Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2002 10:36:58 -0400

Marlin wrote:

I have always thought of tomatoes as a self pollinating plant when grown under natural conditions (no deliberate hand cross pollination).  Has anyone else seen things like this happen in tomatoes?

The potato-leaf tomatoes are notorious for crossing.  The standard distance between tomatoes is 20 feet to keep them from cross pollinating -- I do 25 feet and have not had any problem.

"Seed to Seed" has just come out with its 2nd edition -- I'd grab a copy at www.seedsavers.org


Dorene Pasekoff, Coordinator
St. John's United Church of Christ Organic Community Garden

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