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Why Gardeners Should Use Paintbrushes On Their Tomatoes

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03.05.2026

Why Gardeners Should Use Paintbrushes On Their Tomatoes

Basic biology and a brush go a long way.

If you’re growing tomatoes this year, you’ll probably be hoping for a healthy, plentiful bounty.

To achieve that, gardening experts reccomend taking a paintbrush to the plant to help it self-pollinate.

What is self-pollination?

It means a plant can reproduce from pollen produced by the same plant.

Tomatoes have both female and male pollen, meaning they have all they need to self-pollinate.

Bees, breeze, and birds, along with other pollinators, can........

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