Re: AG THOUGHTS what else
- To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: AG THOUGHTS what else
- From: D* S*
- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1998 12:52:05 -0700
Jan,
I covered the males for two reasons: I didn't want them denuded by bees,
and wet pollen doesn't take very well.
Some people solve these problems by competing with the bees - they get up
at 0-dark-hundred hours, hand pollenate by pre-dawn light, and then launch
mightily into their days.
I sleep in longer, untie my protected male and female flowers, and then
sieze the middle of the afternoon.
Dan Shapiro
>Is it really neccesary for one to cover the male flowers as well? And why?
>
>> Actually, I tied them shut with a piece of string. I found that
>> other methods let too much moisture from the misting system into the
>> flowers.
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