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My first minor success (hopefully)

singhin
18 years ago

Last Sunday, I tried my hand at hand/cross pollinating. Took Blue Crown to Incense, Incense to Blue Crown and Blue Crown to Lady Margaret. Much to my surprise, it so far looks like they might have all taken.

Lady Margaret and Incense's swelling ovaries are both peeking out from their dying petals. Blue Crown hasn't peeked out yet - but I peeked in and it is swollen also.

Hopefully I'm not jinxing myself. I know - a long rode ahead with these questions. Will the fruit continue to grow and ripen or fall off? Will the fruit have seeds or be empty? If they have seeds will they be viable and germinate? If they germinate - will they grow and flower?

I know these crosses have been done a million times before, but for me it's pretty cool "messing with Mother Nature" and being even remotely successful by at least getting the fruit to set completely (hopefully).

If all goes well over however long the whole process takes, what will the crosses be and look like?

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