blossom bags

[redwing]

Went to the Grove City Prime Outlets Mall today and the Crabtree and Evelyn store there had sachet bags on sale for .30 cents each. They have really nice draw strings and were sure easier than making them. Had decided it was time to try to save seeds but was dreading having to make little bags for all of them...plant way too close to avoid cross polinating. Jayne

[popepaul]

Hi Redwing,

What is a "sachet bags". I am looking for something to use to bag my blossoms, so I dan't have to make them by scratch. We don't have a Crabtree and Evelyn store. I am not sure what type of store that is.

Thanks,
Paul

[chilhuacle]

Try pouchmart.com. Good prices. A 4X5 bag works out to about .30 and they have about every size you can think of, colors too, but I stick with the white ones. 8)

http://www.pouchmart.com/store/site/...653B902EDBD4CB

[redwing]

Paul,
Sachet bags are small bags, made of a mesh like fabric, about 3" by 2", with drawstrings, to put popourri into. Crabtree and Evelyn is a store that sells soaps, scents, and the like. I had never thought of looking there for the blossom bags, stumbled accross them by accident on the 75% off table...if it is not on sale, whatever it is, I don't buy it. The woman at the counter told me that they usually sell them in large quantitites to people to use for favors at briday showers and was amazed to hear that they had any other potential use...maybe a local craft or bridal shop would have them? I would go get more of them and forward them to you, but they are out of town for us, was a special request trip for me daughter's birthday. They do however, have an on-line store, per the clerk there. Good luck! Jayne

[Emaewest]

I'm so glad this topic came up. It reminded me that I still hadn't made the blossom bags that I had meant to make last year. Doh!

So, I whipped out the sewing machine and one of the sheer curtains that I had bought at a used clothing store for a dollar, cut the sheer into 14 rectangles, sewed up the edges, threaded some string through them and, voilá!-- blossom bags! I tried to make them more or less the same size, but I'm not much of a seamstress. Took about an hour, and some of them sure are wonky, but I think they'll do.

[bigdummy]

ladies nylons and twist ties

or

Surplus military mosqueto netting and twist ties

One military mosqueto netting will totaly enclose about 12 tomato plants with the proper placement.

[paxpuella]

Hi, kind of a newbie here, but one quick question. What do you use blossom bags for? I am learning so much on this site. Everyone here is wonderful.

Thanks.

[bully]

The bags are used so that the tomato plant self-pollinates and a cross from insects(bee) does not occur.

Here you can see some bags on the right side of this arbor

[paxpuella]

OMG, are those tomato plants? They are huge !!

How do you know where to put the bags? Do you place them over each blossom on the tomato plant?

Thanks.

[geol]

Just the blossoms that you intend to save seed from.

[paxpuella]

Oh, that makes sense now. Duh, lol. Thanks

[bully]

Originally Posted by geol

Just the blossoms that you intend to save seed from.

After a tomato forms you can remove the bag and attach a little piece of red yarn so that you know that this tomato is for saving seeds and you don't just scarf it down.

[bully]

OMG, are those tomato plants? They are huge !!

Those are all ind cherry tomatoes. i picked them because I knew they would grow fast and big and fill in the arbor. It was cool when it was done the different colored tomatoes hung down like bunches of grapes.

[SelfSufficient1]

I really love that picture! How many plants is that? I need to try that on my grape arbor(grapes aren't doing anything anyway). Humm, ideas ideas!

[jenn_sc]

I'm curious too, Bully.....how many tomato plants make up that arbor? It's beautiful!

Jennifer