Tomato plants use similar biochemical mechanisms to reject pollen from their own flowers as well as pollen from foreign but related plant species, thus guarding against both inbreeding and ...

Q: We’ve gathered lots of tomatoes and green beans even though I have not seen many bees. I have planted coneflowers nearby to attract pollinators. Do all plants have both male and female blooms like ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images If your tomato plants are flowering but not producing fruit, you might be ...

One of the greatest benefits of having a backyard garden is the ability to grow any plants you want. However, without some precautions, a small tomato garden can turn into a genetics experiment, with ...

Mother Nature has given us everything we wanted this spring and summer: lots of water and heat. Problem is that the water and cold weather lasted too long and there was a wee bit more heat than some ...

Put down the paintbrush and step away from the cotton swab, because everything you thought you knew about hand-pollinating tomatoes is about to change. If you need to pollinate dozens and dozens of ...

Dear Neil: I saw your suggestion of thumping tomato flower clusters to help them get pollinated. That was why my grandmother used to hit her tomato plants with her broom. How do I know the right time ...

When your tomato plants aren't flowering, here's how to solve the problem so you can get fruit before summer's end. Both cold and hot temperature extremes can cause a lack of tomato flowers. Pruning, ...

Q: With the recent snow, it not only looked like winter outside but the Christmas cactus also thought so. — Richard Witte. A: Thanks for the great photo. Many of us are experiencing the same thing, ...

QUESTION: I have a question regarding flowers falling off my tomato plants without setting fruit. Am I doing something wrong, and is there anything to correct this? The tomato variety is Brandy Boy, ...

Having identified a tomato pollen gene associated with blocking self-pollination in petunias and cross-species fertilization in tomatoes, researchers conclude that tomato plants use similar ...

Tomato plants use similar biochemical mechanisms to reject pollen from their own flowers as well as pollen from foreign but related plant species, thus guarding against both inbreeding and ...