Re: HYB: daubing in the rain (was Re: Black seedling on photos

Moisture is anathema to pollen. If it is muggy enough (high humidity) I can understand that the pollen would be ruined. 

John


On Apr 1, 2008, at 3:50 AM, Linda Mann wrote:
Donald, I get some takes in warm damp weather by bringing blooms indoors to open to collect pollen. It seems to depend on how much rain falls. A good soaker seems to shut things down for a few days, no matter how good the pollen 
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