HYB: pod-setting technique

Because the weather heats up quickly here in the Phoenix area, I have had better luck at making crosses early early in the morning.  I prefer to cross flowers when they are freshly opened.  I prefer the pollen to be fluffy and the stigmatic lip to be moist.  Unfortunately, that is not always the case.   

A toothpick with a little saliva on it makes a wonderful tool for moistening up a stigmatic lip that is dry.  Then, after applying the pollen, I give it a little "pinch".  This little trick which I picked up somewhere, is by far no secret.

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