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Old December 7, 2008   #28
dice
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[production; greenhouse pollenation in Florida]

Here is a thread that shows production numbers for quite a
number of varieties in what was a difficult year for the grower,
for a variety of reasons. Note the all-starts in the list, that
pumped them out regardless:

http://www.tomatoville.com/showthrea...ghlight=grungy

The climate in Wyndell, BC is a far cry from Florida, of course,
so you would still need to trial your cultivar selections for a few
years to have a good idea of how they perform locally.
(Humidity in particular is very different.)

Take a look at what the guide below has to say about
pollenation in greenhouses in Florida, too.

http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/CV266

The section on pest control in the document above perhaps
explains why post-harvest fruit washing may be required by
statute. They are talking about post-harvest appearance there,
but protecting the buying public from fruit with pesticide
residues is in fact protecting the whole market, a principle
that the recent E. Coli issue demonstrated more than
adequately.
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