pollinating by hand

rlkennerly

15 years ago

What is the best method for hand pollinating? I don't see any bees working my garden.

Rachel

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ribbit32004
15 years ago
You can use a q-tip or a fine bristled paiting brush, but if I've got a ton of male flowers, I'll just break one off, peel off the flower and swab the sucker inside the female flower.
crystabel
15 years ago
I do the same thing as ribbit.
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sinfonian
15 years ago
Hmm, you peel back the flower, I didn't last year and it worked fine. Ignorance is bliss huh? I'll do the peeling this year.

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