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All You Need To Know About Cross Pollinating Vegetables

The majority of plants are not self-pollinating, which means they need to be pollinated by another plant. As well as the majority of vegetables are not self-pollinating and so require cross-pollination. This means that you will need to grow different varieties of plants together to achieve maximum yield.

 

What Is Cross-Pollination?

Cross-pollination is when pollen from one plant is transferred onto another plant. If the other plant is also self-fertile (able to produce seeds without cross-pollination), it will grow and produce fruit. 

As with many things in life, there are advantages to cross-pollination. If two plants are close together, but not exactly the same, and they have a compatible pollinator, they can still cross-pollinate and produce fruit.

What Are The Benefits Of Cross-Pollination?

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List Of Cross-Pollinating Vegetable

Beans  Brocolli   Carrots  Cauliflower  Celery  Chilies  Cucumbers  Eggplant  Garlic  Ginger 

Brown Rice
Brown Rice
Brown Rice

Pea – It is self-pollinating and does not cross-pollinate. Tomatoes – The tomato plant is a self-pollinating plant and does not cross-pollinate with other tomatoes.

Which Vegetables Do Not Cross-Pollinate?

Pumpkins and Squash.  Harvest them once they are fully ripe.  Cucumbers.  Allow them to overgrown before harvesting them.

Tips For Harvesting Cross-Pollinating Vegetable Seed

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