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 ...

I just read this letter to the edtior about hand-pollinating tomatoes and I had to share it with you. If you’re having trouble getting squash, tomatoes, or cukes to set fruit, this method may help.

Editor’s note: Get Growing, written by the La Plata County Extension Office’s Master Gardener Program, appears during the growing season. It features timely tips and suggestions for your garden and ...

Many plants need to be pollinated to produce fruits or seeds to make more plants. But if pollinators are scarce in your area or you're growing fruit-bearing plants indoors, hand-pollinating is ...

Even the most devoted tomato growers can face pollination problems. One surprisingly playful method may be the secret to turning flowers into fruit.

Having a lush, green vegetable garden is great – but only if the plants are supplying you with a crop. Low productivity is typically a case of simply waiting, as plants adjust to temperatures or grow ...

There are five social species of bumble bees (Bombus spp.) native to Florida, and each is an important pollinator throughout the state. Although European honeybees make up about 85 percent of our ...