tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-732676481099375924.post2308107991047915983..comments2024-02-28T02:23:35.827-08:00Comments on Kelli's Northern Ireland Garden: Tomato (Red Cherry) ProgressKellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06263430746482725687noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-732676481099375924.post-48680094171764557602011-07-12T18:24:21.676-07:002011-07-12T18:24:21.676-07:00Your tomatoes are looking so healthy!! I do the q...Your tomatoes are looking so healthy!! I do the qtip method to pollinate but like you, I'm not sure if it's me or nature that's actually getting the work done! =0)~TastyTravels~https://www.blogger.com/profile/17242583069509116828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-732676481099375924.post-66553045588938743122011-07-11T08:14:31.009-07:002011-07-11T08:14:31.009-07:00Tomatoes are one of the things I enjoy growing mos...Tomatoes are one of the things I enjoy growing most. Once you taste your home grown tomatoes you'll look forward to growing them every year. I wouldn't bother hand pollinating, just give the plants a gentle tap when you remember and they should be fine.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-732676481099375924.post-24926806006032389782011-07-10T20:59:01.032-07:002011-07-10T20:59:01.032-07:00I bet you can't wait to to make your first sal...I bet you can't wait to to make your first salad--or just pop the first one in your mouth straight from the vine. That's how I like my cheery tomatoes.annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01668006270534204954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-732676481099375924.post-59655316189871079552011-07-10T11:53:48.123-07:002011-07-10T11:53:48.123-07:00I think you will have plenty of tomatoes this year...I think you will have plenty of tomatoes this year. Your plants look very healthy. Well done!Egretta Wells bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15410663977991054877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-732676481099375924.post-44932424445069641182011-07-10T09:53:18.199-07:002011-07-10T09:53:18.199-07:00Hi Kelli, the bees will do the pollinating!In the ...Hi Kelli, the bees will do the pollinating!In the greenhouse I just give each plant a gentle shake when I think of it and they produce fruit so like you I am not sure if it is me or Mother nature working.<br />Nothing like the taste of a tom straight off the plant! <br />peggy organicgrowingpainsPeggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16336168195436906219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-732676481099375924.post-69844409388607280812011-07-10T09:08:07.399-07:002011-07-10T09:08:07.399-07:00We grew tomatoes in our hoop house one year. At n...We grew tomatoes in our hoop house one year. At noon we went in with an electric toothbrush and just touched each flower. Got to be kind of time consuming, and hot, but we did have some nice fruit. Not sure if the bees would have ventured into the greenhouse in that heat or not.The Musical Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18332837447346666460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-732676481099375924.post-79457260901948359802011-07-10T07:26:57.856-07:002011-07-10T07:26:57.856-07:00I think You will have many tomatoes to harvest thi...I think You will have many tomatoes to harvest this year your plants look so much healthier than ours that were growing last warm season.Malay-Kadazan girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09692400837667241873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-732676481099375924.post-459873791881104362011-07-10T07:19:14.979-07:002011-07-10T07:19:14.979-07:00Kelli, those tomatoes are looking great - you'...Kelli, those tomatoes are looking great - you're getting the hang of this, aren't you!?<br />I used to grow some tomatoes in a conservatory at my previous home, and I never found hand-pollination to be necessary. Even indoors there seem to be enough flying bugs to do the necessary. It's not only bees that do the job. <br />My first toms (Maskotka) are just beginning to show a little bit of colour. We need some more sunshine!Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.com