Re: all Wet
- Subject: Re: all Wet
- From: S* C*
- Date: Fri, 9 Jul 1999 10:26:49 -0700
Randy,
This is a topic any grower in the PNW could answer. Have heard a few
different techniques.
the pollen needs to be kept dry. use the large Styrofoam cups inverted
upside down and keep males and females dry. Or any other plastic cup the
fits well over the flowers. Pollinating with wet males not too successful.
the pollen should be visible ......looks sort of like a fluffy light powder
on the male. In the morning when the male first opens it may not show too
good but after a couple hours of being open it gets more visible as it dries
then after transfer to the female..keep it dry too.. I use this technique
when I have fertilized and still need to water from overhead sprinklers.
Keep the cups on the females for a couple days. works for me!
shellie
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