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Question: Just a simple gardening question: can two plants grown from the same fruit cross pollinate each other? For example: If …

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  Just a simple gardening question: can two plants grown from the same fruit cross pollinate each other? For example: If I have two tomatillo vines that are flowering, which were grown from seeds originally from the same single tomatillo fruit, can they cross pollinate? What are the limitations around cross pollination, if there are any? Thanks!!

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  Dear JeffUSA, I can't answer your question because I'm simply not knowledgeable enough in the pollination biology of members of the nightshade. There are different kinds of outcrossing (e.g., pollen going to another flower on the same plant, pollen going to another flower on a different plant). It would require someone with specific knowledge of this group. I'm guessing (and only guessing) that pollination would be successful in the situation you are describing. Sorry I can't be of assistance.