Re: Rebloomers
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- Subject: Re: Rebloomers
- From: J* I* J* <j*@ix.netcom.com>
- Date: Mon, 9 Jun 1997 19:17:52 -0600 (MDT)
Amy Rupp wrote:
>
> Hmmm.. is this like baby and permanent teeth, where the second bloom
> should push the old bloom off the stalk (underneath it)
No
> ... or is the
> second bloom more to the side?
Yes.
> Which leads to another question. If the bloom is shriveled and comes
> easily away from the socket, does that mean that whatever pollination
> that is going to take place, has taken place, and a pod either will or
> won't form? or does the bloom need to remain on the socket until it
> falls off on its own accord? That is, how does deadheading affect
> successful pollinization?
I think you can pollinate both blooms in the same socket, because they
are offset by a little. In that case you would want to leave the bloom
in place until it falls off by itself, and two separate pods will form.
I am on thin ground here, so if there is something wrong, someone please
jump in.
John | "There be dragons here"
| Annotation used by ancient cartographers
| to indicate the edge of the known world.
John Jones, jijones@ix.netcom.com
Fremont CA, USDA zone 8/9 (coastal, bay)
Max high 95F/35C, Min Low 28F/-2C average 10 days each
Heavy clay base for my raised beds.
