TOMATO OR FRUIT POLLINATION SPRAY

60BOWENS

Hi

Most of our fruit trees have loads of flower but hardly produce fruits.I hardly see bees pollinating too.

I am told there are sprays which could trick these flowers to produce the fruits or increase production of fruits.

What are they called and where can we get it in UK?

Many Thanks

Mojisola

Have you tried making your garden more bee-friendly?

-taff

What fruit trees have you got?

60BOWENS

2 cherry plants

1 apple

1 plum

1 pear

strawberries and raspberries

red currant and gooseberry

Mojisola

Are there any other apples, plums and pear trees in neighbouring gardens?  Most top fruit needs to be pollen from another tree to set fruit.

twopenny

The cherry & apples  need another that flowers at the same time to cross polinate. Cherries less likely to be around.

If you know what variety these are people here could help you.

And yes, the other plants you grow should attract bees or insects and that helps a lot.

Mojisola

Do you use a lot of pesticides in your garden - or have neighbours who do so?

These sprays kill pollination insects as well as the ones which damage plants.

60BOWENS

Well there are similar plants in the neighbourhood and I am not too sure if pesticides are used widely.

But coming back to my question-does anyone know about this pollination spray?

Grandmama

Try using a feather duster!!! Just flit about on a sunny day dusting all the blossom. It really does work!

Davesnave

Grandmama said:

Try using a feather duster!!! Just flit about on a sunny day dusting all the blossom. It really does work!

Just make sure you haven't a Covid lockdown hairstyle, or the neighbours will think Ken Dodd has risen from the dead!

(But seriously, Grandmama is right.)