I have a few tomato plants and i want to cross polinate them and creat some hybrids how can i do this?

step by step please all plants have flours but no tomatos is the best time to do it or what give me as much info and help as possible please ;)

I have a few tomato plants and i want to cross polinate them and creat some hybrids how can i do this?
plant two types right next to each other they could cross pollinate but that's not a problem unless you're saving seeds .


If you're wondering, any X pollination does NOT affect this summer's crop. It's only if you save seeds and sow them next year that you might find you've saved seeds from X pollinated fruits.


There 2 way i know :


1. put a small plastic or paper bag over the blossums before they open secured with a twistey when the blossoms open use a different artists brush for each crossbreed to take the pollen from one and put it in another. after pollinating replace a twistey and bag until blossom drops off and fruit is set ( to prevent unwanted and unknow crossbreeds) then label the tomatoe and wait till it gets over ripe and falls from the vine if you can





2. Tomatoes are a self pollinating crop, thus emasculation is important.


The anthers need to be removed before the flower has opened, otherwise it would be too late. When the flower starts to swell (2-3 days before opening) you should open it with a set of tweezers - being careful not to damage the style.


The removal of the calyx, carolla and anthers with the tweezers leaves only the ovary, style and stigma.


Wait two days - then take the anthers from the pollen parent and brush their insides lightly onto the stigma of the female.


Mark your crosses and keep book of them.