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The bizarre dental hack that helps grow a bumper tomato crop

Gardeners are using a dental tool on tomato flowers to boost crop yields, according to Nine.com.au; the method's actual mechanism remains unexplained.

On air: Hank Ledger and Brock Thunderson on BBN Tonight
Published 5:48 PM ET, Saturday, October 10, 2026

Photo: Tomato — Photo: Softeis · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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First reported by Nine.com.au: “The bizarre dental hack that actually helps grow a bumper tomato crop”.
Covered on BBN on Saturday, October 10, 2026, at 5:48 PM ET on BBN Tonight, by Hank Ledger and Brock Thunderson.

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Nine.com.auThe bizarre dental hack that actually helps grow a bumper tomato crop

What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWeird news. Nine dot com says a dental tool can help grow a bumper tomato crop. Gardeners are using it on the flowers.
Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistSo the tomato gets a checkup before the storm. I'm calling it Cloud Molar. Unlike the brake hose, I did name this one.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe brake hose.
Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistStill unnamed. Tomatoes first.