toothbrush to aid pollenation - Page 2

desertlzbn · May 28, 2011

I use the toothbrush too, but I modified mine. I too the brush part off of the oral b toothbrush, then cut the plastic around the metal vibrate stick part so that it directly can vibrate the flowers.
will post a pic later.

bigbubbacain · May 28, 2011

Any of the Oral B models with the round reciprocating brush head should work well. I'm using mine for the second year in a row with good results. I didn't have a control group so I don't know if it was the toothbrush alone, or combined with some of my other practices such as foliar spraying with Medina, Cal-Carb, etc. All I know is I had fruit until mid august. It's another great year so far. Don't know yet what I'll be bringing to SETTFEST. I have a few late varieties loaded with fruit, but they're nothing that hasn't been seen before. However, I picked 2 big bags of Black Cherry and Katinka Cherry last sunday to bring back with me to San antonio. I only wonder what I'm missing at home right now. Such is life for an absentee gardener who works out of town.

May 28, 2011	#16
desertlzbn Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Tucson Posts: 659	I use the toothbrush too, but I modified mine. I too the brush part off of the oral b toothbrush, then cut the plastic around the metal vibrate stick part so that it directly can vibrate the flowers. will post a pic later.

May 28, 2011	#17
bigbubbacain Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Zone 9 Texas, Fort Bend County Posts: 436	Any of the Oral B models with the round reciprocating brush head should work well. I'm using mine for the second year in a row with good results. I didn't have a control group so I don't know if it was the toothbrush alone, or combined with some of my other practices such as foliar spraying with Medina, Cal-Carb, etc. All I know is I had fruit until mid august. It's another great year so far. Don't know yet what I'll be bringing to SETTFEST. I have a few late varieties loaded with fruit, but they're nothing that hasn't been seen before. However, I picked 2 big bags of Black Cherry and Katinka Cherry last sunday to bring back with me to San antonio. I only wonder what I'm missing at home right now. Such is life for an absentee gardener who works out of town.