Re: Indiana Grower needs Male Flower !!!
- To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Indiana Grower needs Male Flower !!!
- From: T* P* M*
- Date: Mon, 21 Jun 1999 22:08:28 PDT
That is going to be quite a task. I assume you will have to go out each
night to see if any blooms are going to be ready to polinate the following
day. If you see some that will bloom the next morning you will have to bag
them, with something like a zip lock baggie with air holes. You will have
to do this with male and female flowers, and self polination is a must. I
would also recommend bagging all flowers, not just the one used in
polinating and don't leave any of your blooms out, make sure they are never
open to bees, otherwise they will cross for you. So bag all your flowers
and throw away all flowers that open that day before bees get to them, and
don't let bees get to them by bagging them
>From: "Neil Gibbons" <Neil@neilman.com>
>Reply-To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
>To: <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
>Subject: Re: Indiana Grower needs Male Flower !!!
>Date: Mon, 21 Jun 1999 20:10:43 -0700
>
>Hello
>I do not have any flowers yet. I am growing atlantic giants as well as 4
>other breeds. I am wondering what is the best way to hand pollinate my
>plants so they wont cross breed. I do not want my Howdens to cross with
>Jack be little for example I want my breed to stay together. Thank you
>very
>much
>
>Neil in BC
>
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