Hi Don:
A man much wiser than me I know from Nafex,
tried to drive this point home with me in
referencing that
"nature provides for pollination". Found it hard to believe when you
have
flowers popping and the nite temps are in the
0's-30's.
So if you have very, very early bloomers and
suspect due to temp, the pollinators are not
out, then manual process may suffice. I'm guessing
it couldn't hurt as long as skin oils
stayed away from the pollen?
Thanks a lot Don, do appreciate it....
Apologies for jumping in on Robert's
query.
Best of growing,
Gianni
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2001 1:00
PM
Subject: [nafex] Pollen Grains
Gianni: Pollen grains vary somewhat
in size, and, of course, in color, but in general are microscopic in size
and thus not visible to the naked eye. When magnified, many pollen
grains look like little spiny sea urchins, which is what irritates many
people's allergies. When concentrated together, as on the pollen
baskets of a bee, they are highly visible and brightly
colored. No, self-fertile/self-pollinating has nothing
to do with it, and there are no oils or other invisible substances
involved, insofar as I know. Yes, I believe manual
pollination definately helps, especially in the absence of pollinating
insects.
Bees are attracted by both color and odor,
which is why most flowers have both.
Rgds, Don Yellman, Great
Falls, VA
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