Re: HYB: weather-rain
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- Subject: Re: HYB: weather-rain
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- Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 07:26:46 +0000
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From: "Walter Moores" <wmoores@watervalley.net>
>
> The chance of
> rain washing pollen out before it 'takes' is 0 to none. Or so I've been told.
>
> Comments????????
>
> Betty in cool, crisp Bowling Green KY.
Betty, the gullywashers we have had here after a round of
pollinating have ruined all flowers and there were no takes. I listen
to the weatherman before a session.
Just for the heck of it the other evening near dark, I smeared some
pollen, and it looks like every one took. I think a take can occur
almost anytime except after a hard rain. Many daubers say it must be
done in the middle of the day, but that is not true. I have made
many successful crosses after coming home from work...most of my
hybridizing has been done after 5 p.m.
I also use a lot of rebloomer pollen that was gathered in Oct or Nov
and frozen for several months.
Walter Moores
Enid Lake, MS 7/8
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