Member discussion regarding the methods, varieties and merits of growing tomatoes.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: connecticut,usa
Posts: 1,151
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Saw a hummingbird go to my cuke plants,that was a first.
Didn't stay long. She was interested in the yarn it hangs on also. It has fake gold threads and dark red color. Then she headed for the butterfly bush. |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Northern California
Posts: 300
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Nice story. Are those cucumber flowers standard male + female blossoms?
I grew a cuke that had only female blossoms and I wonder if that discouraged the bees from visiting. |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: connecticut,usa
Posts: 1,151
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Standard male and female flowers,so I don't know how the visitation would effect cuke production.
My cukes do attract all different types of bees. Luckily ,they love hot weather and were actually bigger the hotter the weather got. From last year saved seeds,the first ones were "only" about a foot long. Suyo Long,they look like the english cukes but have more pricks and a lighter skin. Now they are up to the normal 18 inches. Some growing on my sat tv cable,so I can spot the salad ingredient from a distance. |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: Zone 6
Posts: 92
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I've never seen hummingbirds on anything except the butterfly bush.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Northern California
Posts: 300
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#6 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: connecticut,usa
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I've seen 3 fighting by the butterfly bush and chasing each other.
I high pitched screech. They even are attracted to me and my red headband. If they start picking my nose I'm gone,outta here. |
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