Re: Hand Pollination Procedure

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• Subject: Re: Hand Pollination Procedure
• From: K* F* <k*@planet.eon.net>
• Date: Sun, 18 May 1997 21:58:22 -0600

>Date: Sat, 17 May 1997 23:41:30
>To: Jeanie Dixon <jdixon@owt.com>
>From: Kurt Frederick <kwff@planet.eon.net>
>Subject: Re: Hand Pollination Procedure
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>I have found that hand pollination technique is almost intuitive and comes
naturally just like sex.
>
>Seriously though, one good thing to do I believe is to use more than one
male blossom for each female to ensure lots of pollen gets transferred to
the female. Of course you must use two or more male flowers from the same
plant if you want to ensure the reliability of the resulting seed.
Pumpkins, just like many other plants and animals, can have offspring with
more than one daddy.
>
>Kurt Frederick
>Edmonton, Alberta
>
>
>
>At 06:10 AM 5/15/97 -0700, you wrote:
>>Bill and Michael
>>
>>>Hand pollinating monster squash blossoms, like the two mentioned, is the
>>easiest of >all hand pollinating in the science of botany.  There are many
>>Internet sites which
>>>discribe how to hand pollinate curcurbits.
>>
>>The section of my web site 'Growing Gourds' has a procedure for hand
>>pollinating: http://www.owt.com/users/jdixon/growing.htm
>>
>>The procedure described is as accurate as I have come across. If anyone has
>>suggestions on a better procedure, Please let me know. I am always open for
>>suggestions on a better crop and it's quality.
>>
>>Jeanie
>>
>>
>>Gourds By Jeanie 
>>jdixon@oneworld.owt.com
>>http://www.owt.com/users/jdixon
>>Pasco, Washington USA
>>
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