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Windsor, Ontario, Canada

What if you pollinate in the morning (9 am) and it rains by dinner time (6pm). I know the female cannot be pollinated that long after opening. Does this mean if the female gets wet at dinner it is ok? or will it be a problem too?

I found a small puddle up water in the flower in the morning, I drained it, no rot or anything, but it was close to a last chance pollination on the 1066 Vezzolo. There may be one more chance for a pollination on this, but this one worked out to be in a great spot and right pollen.

Am I screwed?

7/8/2008 12:05:32 PM

Jericho Vermont

Jordan,
I am running a little experiment with a wet female. A female on our 817 Young as one of those ridgid blossum heads that sometimes parts at the top. I noticed this after I overhead watered for 20 minutes. Needless to say the blossum got filled with water. I am guessing i am 3-4 days away from pollination with this flower so I set a "roof" over it and a stocking on it so that the bees will stay out. I am hoping this blossum will take in 4 days after it dries out. Time will tell. I have had blossums get wet just hours "3-4" after pollination and they have still took. Must be a lot of variables in the equation though.
John

7/8/2008 1:33:19 PM

San Jose [email protected]

only time will tell if it took, i would bet you a beer it takes

7/8/2008 7:37:25 PM

Clarence, NY

Jordan,
The thread I initiated back on 6/28 didn't quite go the way I thought it would. Nor did the female pollinated that morning - she took! Today is day 10 & yesteday's circ was 19" - wish I was home to day to measure again. There was a pool of water at the base of the blossom that morning - which I drained, cut away the flower and pollinated with dry males. Guess she wasn't too wet after all...lol I did bag her after pollination and removed the bag the next morning. Condensation in the bag could be found in contact with pollinated lobes the next morning, even with an open bottom baggie.

Wait & see. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised! These plants are amazingly resilient & just want to grow!

Overall an ugly learning experience - lesson learned - don't forget to watch the weather forecast and bag the females the night before pollination!

Good Luck - Jim

7/8/2008 8:36:50 PM

Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Gary, if it takes, I will give you 2 beers. But I will drink 2 myself to match.

You give me hope for that pollination pumpkintron.

Thanks to all, I will keep the progress posted in this thread.

Grow em big!

7/8/2008 9:20:58 PM

Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Oh, and John, keep us posted here too about the experiment, interested to see the results.

7/8/2008 9:22:03 PM

Reed Point Montana

a wet female any time of day sounds good to me

7/9/2008 2:31:09 AM

Rhode Island

mid
you and hampton have a lot in common --- lol

7/9/2008 5:51:18 AM