Re: HYB: beginners luck


Dennis Kramb wrote:
> 
> What kind of success rate do you pros have?  I expected nearly every cross
> to be successful.  I don't know where the blame lies.....with myself for
> not doing it properly....or with the cultivars for being infertile.
> 

Well I am certainly not a pro, but this year I think I am hitting about 70%.
TB X TB though, not anything difficult. Now all I have to learn is how to get
them to sprout ( 0% last year...)

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