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Re: Cross Pollination

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>I guess I should have specified:)
>I WOULD like to save the seeds;)
>I am going to try that this year:)
Corn can be isolated by time, once the silks are dried they are no longer
receptive to pollen. Tomatoes and squash on the other hand bloom for a long
time. For saving seeds for squash, you can tape the female blossom closed
the day before it opens. Collect several male flowers-from different plants
is often helpful-carefully pull the tape off of the female, give her a nice
powder of pollen from the male and retape her-to prevent insects from
visiting. Make sure you put some kind of marker on the fruits you intend to
save so you can tell which ones are for seed saving. For tomatoes, I cover
the flowers with a piece of Reemay until the fruits form. Tomatoes are self
pollinating, they only need to be shaken a few times a day until the flowers
fall off. A good source for seed saving is "Seed to Seed" by Suzanne Ashworth.
Hope this helps!

Sheri

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