Hi All,
I am very new to greenhouse growing, I have started off with about 35 various types of Tom plants, melons and cucumbers. I also have a few strawberry plants and some small plants that I am growing on a bit before I take to the allotment.
What I am not sure of is, will I need to pollinate the flowers on my plants with a small brush or will nature take its course?
Thank you all very much.
Growing in Greenhouses
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Re: Growing in Greenhouses
Crikey, 35 tomato plants. It might get a tad crowded in there. You might need to take some out - you could put some in growbags outside, or in the garden.
You don't need to pollinate them, just open the door regularly and the insects will do it all for you. You need to make sure it's well ventilated or you'll run the risk of blight - especially if it's a bit overcrowded.
You don't need to pollinate them, just open the door regularly and the insects will do it all for you. You need to make sure it's well ventilated or you'll run the risk of blight - especially if it's a bit overcrowded.
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Re: Growing in Greenhouses
Thanks Maggie, not many insects go in there. They are all in pots so they can be moved around at a later date
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Re: Growing in Greenhouses
I've been giving my toms a bit of a gentle shake, worked with my indoor toms last year and seems to be working with my greenhouse lot.
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Re: Growing in Greenhouses
Put the stakes in now, mine have all fallen over! Wish I had staked them when I planted them.
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Re: Growing in Greenhouses
I use stakes because of the shape of my polytunnels but strings from above if you have something high enough to suspend them from are far better, simply twist the tomato stem round them as they grow.
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Re: Growing in Greenhouses
I've never found any need to resort to hand pollination for my greenhouse tomatoes... The auto-vents open every day, and I must get enough pollinators in that way.
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