Re: HYB: my update
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- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] HYB: my update
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- Date: Fri, 11 Jun 1999 10:42:58 -0700
From: "Mike Sutton" <suttons@lightspeed.net>
Hello Dennis,
-----Original Message-----
>From: Dennis Kramb <dkramb@badbear.com>
>
>I just walked around and counted my seed pods. I found 65 total, with 5 of
>them lacking labels (probably bee pods). The oldest pods are finally
>starting to turn brown. Should I harvest now or wait till they split open?
>(My first crosses were done on 17th of April.)
We wait until they just start to split open on top, then harvest. Be
carefull not to let them go too long or you will lose seed.
>
>Some pods on my MDBs have holes in them...as if an insect burrowed inside.
>The holes are 1/8 inch across and perfectly round.
I have seen ants do this before, and only on pods that were relatively close
to the ground. They usually destroy the seeds in the section of the hole
but the other two sections usually are fine. There is also a borrowing type
of bug that I haven't been able to indentify that will burrow and coccoon
inside the seed pod. Most of the seeds will be fine in this case unless the
pods starts to mold and rot.
Don't know if that helps or not??
Mike
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