Agriculture Reference
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FIGURE 4.14
Receptive flowers of tomatoes ready to pollinate.
FIGURE 4.15
Fruit set on tomatoes.
into more fruit production than just leaf and stem growth (vegetative state).
To assist this shift from vegetative to generative state, pollinate every day
as the first three flower clusters form. Once these first three clusters have
set fruit the plant will become more generative in its growth phase.
Peppers and eggplants should also be pollinated but with less vigor to
avoid breaking the flowers. Installing a horizontal airflow fan in the grow-
ing room will also assist in pollination. As we discussed earlier, such a fan
is needed to move any heat generated by our lights away from the plants to
prevent burning and high temperatures within the plant canopy.
