Re: HYB: Basics 101 and painting pollen

Whew! I'm relieved.  Was prepared for no pink in the first generation, but...

Mike - What percentage success using a paintbrush?  I started using cotton
swabs, cut in two, this year and got over 50%, counting tries in the rain, in
high winds, and second-day blooms.  I like the swabs - they cost almost
nothing (Bill, are you reading this?), and seem a lot like a bee's back to me.
Also, since I toss them when I change pollen, there's no cleanup and no chance
of carrying pollen over.  It's easy to use them to refrigerate pollen, too.  I
have fat fingers, so plucking anthers doesn't work very well here.  How do you
clean the paintbrush between pollens and still keep it dry?

Mary Lou, rank amateur, near Indianapolis, Z5.

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