Re: Questions...

 

Keith Wandry wrote:

Hi,

Just a few questions:

1. My plants are flowering right now and all the flowers are female.  I
see male flowers comming along, but it looks like they are out of synch
and will arrive after these females die off.  Should I just be patient?

No problem, be patient, they will flower for a long time.  Usually the male flowers will come first though.
2. If I want to remove these female flowers and fruit, what's the best
way to do it?  I don't want to stress the plants or introduce
infection...
Most just use a clean knife.  It is recommended that you clean the knife with a 50 /50% water bleach solution.
3. If the male and female flowers remain out of sync, can I save the
pollen from the males for any period of time?  If so, what's the best
storgae method? Not sure on this one. 24 hrs ?

4. I've been fertilizing with miracle grow and steer manure soup.
Should I start changing to a different fertilizer?  Vines are about 8
feet long at this point...
A balanced fertilizer like 15-15-15 or 20-20-20 would be ok. A few weeks after fruit set, you should apply something that is higher in potassium. ( Indicated by the letter "K" on the fertilizer bag )  Peters makes one that is 15-11-29.
Thanks for any help and feedback!

keith

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