• Subject: Pollinating in dry winds.
• From: S*@aol.com
• Date: Sat, 28 May 2011 07:24:12 EDT

We have a lot of dry, high winds in the spring time in southern NM.   Both 
the pollen and the stigmatic lip dries out.  I make a lot of crosses  but 
maybe 15% took.  Does anyone have any secrets for pollinating in such  
conditions?  Earlier crosses (when the winds weren't quite so warm) were  more 
successful.
 
I have also noticed an extraordinary large amount of bee crosses on my  
(hopefully) reblooming seedlings.  They bloomed earlier than the  rest.    I 
assume the bees came in from the surrounding  desert looking for blooming 
plants.  We are in a record-breaking drought  after record breaking big freeze 
this winter.  No rain for 100+  days.   You easterners are hogging it all! 
 
The freeze severely damaged the native plants.  Four days were below  
freezing all day long in Februay.  I have never seen it below  freezing for the 
entire day.  Plus it got down to -10 degrees.   Usually the teens are the 
lowest it will get around  here.   Irises did ok.  
 
Scarlett

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