"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
> Are they different varieties of tomatoes? I usually get one or two
> plants of each of several varieties because they bear fruit at
> different times. You end up with a longer tomato season and are not
> inundated with the crop all ripening at the same time.

I have two varieties. Beefsteak and Early girl. Can you cross
pollinate the different varieties? Or, is it better/worse to pollinate
from the same plant the male and female flowers?