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Old May 24, 2010   #14
korney19
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Originally Posted by freelancer79d View Post
what is that tool called korney19?
I think a pollinator wand or something like that. Hard to find in a search but I got the green one from I think Hydro-Gardens or some place like that. It has a vibrator/wobbler in the end you can see spinning when it runs. The frequency or speed of vibrations changes [over the length of the device] depending on how tight you hold it. A loose hold it makes like more bass/wide vibrations, a tighter grip and the tip is like higher pitch narrow frequencies. I just insert it under a cluster branch until it's touching and hold for a few seconds. On tomatoes, you can actually see the pollen falling off. I wipe between plants to avoid crossing.

Here, about half way down the page, "Tomato Pollinator" right after the grafting clips:

http://www.hydro-gardens.com/growsup1.htm

Hope this helps.
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