Re: [SpaceAgeRobin] HYB: Questions/Tidbits

oneofcultivars@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 5/30/2005 12:26:50 PM Central Daylight Time, 
> fogfarmer@fogfarmers.org writes:
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>> Different how Bill?
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> Different in shape and/or size with difference in shape causing the 
> deepest curiosity. Some are shaped as elongated footballs. Some more a 
> rugby ball shaped.
>
> Sometimes pods differ significantly in length, are of a similar 
> diamerter, and contain similar seed counts.
>
> Sometimes pods of similar diameter and length having different end 
> shapes (sharply pointed vs. blunt) and contain similar numbers of seed.
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> Smiles,
> Bill Burleson
>
If the weather is 70 degrees or less and I force open the bud and 
pollinate when the stigmatic lips show the first signs of being 
receptive, I get nice cuke shaped pods with a high proportion of mature 
seeds. If the cross takes on more mature blooms then I get more the 
banana shape with fewer mature seeds and immature seeds at pointed ends. 
Crosses in the 70 to 80 degree temps tend to follow the above pattern 
but are usually smaller. Pods formed when temps are 80 plus tend to fail 
or be mini pumpkins with 4-8 fully mature seeds and no seed bits.

Michael M.



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