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| Hi Folks: I have grand plans (well maybe not so grand) to cross breed two varieties of heirloom tomatoes this summer. My problem: one of the varieties got a late start this season and are set to start blooming after the variety I want to cross them with finishes blooming. Can anyone suggest a solution? Has anyone tried cutting off blooms and freezing them for use later in the season? |
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| Most probably, there will come time that both have flowers. |
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| Often, pollen is stored under refridgeration for that purpose. I don't know if it works with tomatoes. Jim |
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| set to start blooming after the variety I want to cross them with finishes blooming. Sorry but unless you get some bloom over-lap and enough over-lap that both plants are still healthy, there isn't a really viable solution to that situation without commercial freezing/storage equipment. You "might" be able to dry some blooms and save the pollen but again, it requires special equipment. Check with the folks over on the Hybridizing forum here for more details. See link below and scroll down to Pollen Collection and Storage. Dave |
Here is a link that might be useful: Guidelines for Emasculating and Pollinating Tomato Flowers
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