Re: HYB: Midnight Crosses


>Message text written by Dennis Kramb:
>
>>
>do it at midnight, but is there any reason to think this won't work??  I
>mean flowers don't turn "off" at night do they?
><
>
>If the flower is at a receptive stage, I've actually had better luck with
>evening crosses than morning ones.  Midnight?  Well that's pushing it a bit
>here, but only because of the competition from the nightlife:  Black
>Widows, Scorpions, Centipedes....
>
>Sharon McAllister
>73372.1745@compuserve.com

Thanks, Sharon, that's pretty much what I figured.  During the day it has
been rainy so at night was a better time to pollinate!  The scariest night
life we have here are skunks, racoons, and possums.

Dennis Kramb; dkramb@badbear.com
Cincinnati, Ohio USA; USDA Zone 6; AIS Region 6
http://www.badbear.com/dkramb/home.html



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