Re: [ HYB: questions - pollen
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- Subject: Re: [[iris-talk] HYB: questions - pollen
- From: s*@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2000 18:37:15 EDT
In a message dated 4/30/2000 3:52:01 PM Central Daylight Time,
PatrickJOrr@hotmail.com writes:
<< The same can be done with a (dry) paint brush or Q-tip, but I find the
moist
(not wet) toothpick works the best, because when you are done with the
transfer, you can just stick it back in your mouth and reuse it again and
again. >>
One spring, around 1991 or so, I developed a serious case of laryngitis which
seemed to be connected in some way with iris pollen. Each time I ventured
into the beds (nearly 2 acres) my throat would tighten and, after a cross or
two, I would RUN back into the house gasping for air. This continued for the
entire iris season. There could have been some connection with injested
pollen?? Who knows?
My process may be a bit unconventional, but it works for me. I remove the
anthers with a pair of tweezers, but from there my technique is different.
With the pollen facing the pad of my ring finger, I grasp the shaft of the
anther tightly and rake the pollen off between the ring finger and my thumb.
I ran remove a maximum amount of pollen in this manner. Then I roll the
pollen off my finger directly onto/into the stigmatic lip. I've had very
good results with high seed count using this method. I like the hands on
approach.
In years past, I've carried either a wet cloth or a bottle of alcohol on my
rounds to remove/kill any pollen left on my hands. Now I carry the alcohol
jell with a pump. It works great.
Just another technique . . . in Bowling Green KY . . . Betty W . . . found
nothing but dry lips today.
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