For plants with self-compatibility issues or poor pollen shed, such as apples and pears, Oravec recommends using a "pollinizer" variety. For example, you can use a crabapple variety with ample ...

Nasturtiums are beautiful plants with a lot of benefits! Not only are they edible, but they are great for companion planting as a trap crop and are great sources of pollen for pollinators to visit. As ...

After all your hard work in the garden, it's a massive disappointment to peel open a corn ear only to discover missing kernels. Luckily, there's an easy fix.

For plants that produce seeds in pods, such as beans, peas, pansies, okra, butterfly weed and many others, you must allow the pods to stay on the plant until they turn yellow or brown, but harvest ...

3. Corn plants may be showing tassels now – the grain-like flowers on the tops of the plants that release masses of pollen in morning hours.

In tomatoes, pollen from a male stamen is transferred to a female stigma on the same flower. This process for both plants is generally facilitated by the wind so you may see less of a crop in an ...

The higher temperature will extend the growing season, giving plants more time to emit pollen and reproduce. Carbon dioxide, meanwhile, fuels photosynthesis, so plants may grow larger and produce ...

This is where you step in with the ‘tickle trick’. By taking the place of nature, you can pollinate the flowers and get your tomato plants back on track to produce a healthy harvest.