CULT:TB: Pollination (was Germination)
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- Subject: CULT:TB: Pollination (was Germination)
- From: J* a* C* W*
- Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2000 07:47:26 -0600
> From: sdkeller <sdkeller@fcc.net>
> I'm trying some hybridizing and have a few questions for you more
> experienced folks.
> Does it matter which bloom you choose to use, (top or other)? NO
> If you use the top bloom for the pod parent, do you have to remove the
other
> buds and flowers after you make the cross? (Horrors!) NO
> Can you make different crosses on more than one (separate) bloom on the
same stalk? YES, but be sure to tag each bloom with the identity of the
cross made on it to avoid confusion later.
> If the pod begins to form and a strong storm (more likely an animal or
careless person will be the cause of this kind of disaster) breaks off the
stalk, will the
> seeds still form if you put the stalk in a vase of water? YES, but the
further along the pod is in its development, the more likely the success of
this rescue technique.
> If you make a cross can you carefully pinch off the dead bloom head just
in
> front of the pod, or should you leave the dead bloom. YES, but I prefer
to leave the spent bloom in place until it drops off naturally.
> Sally (typing slowly as she clipped the tip of her finger with the
pruners) OUCH!!
Jeff Walters in northern Utah (USDA Zone 4/5, Sunset Zone 2, AHS Zone 7)
jcwalters@bridgernet.com
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