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Geranium hand pllination
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Posted by boobook (My Page) on Wed, Nov 1, 06 at 2:43
| G'day I'm from South Australia and have been madly potting up plenty of Geranium cuttings. It's late spring here and we have just had water restrictions put into place. As the Geraniums have no problem with the heat and lack of water here I'd like to take it in another direction and have a go at hand pollinating, any tips? |
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RE: Geranium hand pllination
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| It is not too tough. Dab the pollen from the anthers onto the stigma. You can use a small paint brush, a pipe cleaner or even the tip of your finger. If the pollen is ripe you can see it on the tip of your finger when you bruch your finger against the stamen. The maximum number of seeds per individual flower is five, but you will usually only get three or four. Watch the developing seeds like a mother hen, because when ripe the fruit can open quickly and the seeds blow away. Some people put a dab of paint or nail polish on the tip of the developing fruit to 'glue' the seeds in place so they can't blow away. |
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