I was just rustling through the leaves to pollinate and almost choked and gagged from the strong , pungent smell from the disturbed foliage.
Turns out that the plants have something called GLANDULAR trichomes.
Somehow that sounds ...well...just plain wrong ..'glandular'. But..I am no botanist and it is a common part of plant life.
There are hair trichomes and then there are the glandular trichomes which give off scents when disturbed.
Pardon me , but I prefer the perfume-y kind anyday.
This new fact of life about glandular 'stuff' on my tomato plants just rained on my parade! Right now I am not in the mood for tomatoes on a salad.
Here is a picture of GLANDULAR trichomes on tomato plants:
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Hops vines have them as well, but they smell heavenly and give a hint as to what the beer is going to taste like when used.
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