Re: HYB: Pollen
- To: i*@egroups.com
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] HYB: Pollen
- From: D* K*
- Date: Sat, 6 May 2000 22:43:30 -0400
>Hi all,
> Can someone tell me if you can gather pollen from a flower that is
>past it's peak and already folding up and expect it to be fertile
>enought to produce a cross. Really, for all I know this might be the
>best time although I didn't do this last year and had a very fruitful
>success for my first attempt at Hybridizing. Please enlighten me.
>Thank You.............
>
>Dean Gray... on the shores of the Mighty Mississippi where the Blue
>Birds are nesting and the Wrens have come to town.
I try to get the pollen as soon as it is ready. If I wait too long the
thrips & slugs devour it all...though if you have pollen left after a few
days I'm sure it will still be viable.
Dennis Kramb; dkramb@badbear.com
Cincinnati, Ohio USA; USDA Zone 6
http://www.badbear.com/dkramb/home.html
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