Re: open vs. self polinated
>Hi,
>Whats the difference between open pollinated and self pollinated thanks
>
"Self pollinated" is when female flowers are pollintated with pollen from
male flowers from the same plant.
"Open pollinated" means that no hand pollination was done, and it was all
left up to the bees, which means that a variety of pollen could have been
transferred to the female flower, producing seeds with possibly a variety of
"fathers". Therefore, seeds from open pollinated fruits are of unknown
parentage (on the father's side).
When something is self pollinated, it is done on purpose, the same as it
would be when cross pollinating with another plant. Both the male and female
flowers are tied shut covered before they open so that so stray pollen gets
in. Then at the right time, pollen is transferred by hand, and the female
flower is again protected until after fruit set. This ensures tat we know
for sure what pollen is involved in producing the seeds that will develop in
that fruit.
Oh, another misconception by some people....the pollen used for pollinating
a flower plays NO PART in the current fruit whatsoever. The only thing the
pollen affects is the SEEDS that will be in that fruit, and the plants grown
from THEM.
Hope this helped!
-Steve
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