Re: MAKE HER FEEL LIKE A WOMAN
John,
Very well explained for step by step correct pollinating procedures.
andrew
----- Original Message -----
From: <Jgirg1@aol.com>
To: <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2001 4:26 PM
Subject: MAKE HER FEEL LIKE A WOMAN
> HI List:
> Just a little tip about hand pollinating for some of the new growers.
> When you cover your chosen flowers the night before you want to pollinate
in
> the morning. Some growers use plastic bags others use cheese cloth and
some
> even use paper bags or plastic bags.I use my wifes pantyhose .LOL.Ya i
know
> what some of you are thinking.He's off the deep end. he's not normal.But
all
> jokeing aside it works great.Just cut the feet portion off and you've got
two
> covers. slip them gently over the blossems the night before thay are due
to
> open.I cover the female and 4 or five males to pollinate and use every
male
> flower i cover on that single female flower to get the maximum amount of
> pollin in the female flower.You can even use a small paint brush to
transfer
> the pollin. In the early morning i go out to the patch and slide the
covers
> off the males(1 at a time as i snip the male from the vine)and bring it
over
> to the pumpkin or female im pollinating.Peel off the petal part and
pollinate
> the female.The coverd flowers might appear closed still but as soon as i
> pull the cover off it springs open.
> Just my plug nickels worth on hand pollinating. John G....
>
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