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Little-TON - Colorado

Any thoughts on WHY there is seedZ in some blossoms and the odds of those pollinating correctly.......

Your experiences pleaZe......

7/7/2009 1:40:49 PM

Rudolph

this year was the first time we ever had seeds in the bloossom, we pollinated it just like any other, and it ended up takeing, I honesty think when you get seeds in the bloom it is because of bad weather, to hot. to cold, to wet, that is my theory.

7/7/2009 3:22:00 PM

Wi

I agree 100% on weather / stress.

They can and will take. I watched one last year go perfect shape / color with the nastiest seeds / lobes I've seen. Plant went down mid Aug otherwise I suspect the fruit would have finished flawlessly and competitively.

7/7/2009 3:36:32 PM

Western NY

lost a seeded one to blossom end split last year, i'll avoid them from now on if they look that bad.

7/7/2009 3:47:51 PM

Midway, UT

Thad's 1528 had seeds in the blossom. Wasn't his first choice to pollinate but it was pollinated as a backup. Obviously it isn't ideal to have seeds in the blossom but it seems to work out sometimes.

7/7/2009 3:52:39 PM

SE Minnesota

i figure nothing ventured nothing wasted... i would at least try especially if you are limited on females

7/7/2009 6:49:02 PM

Rhode Island

to much inbreeding wiz. immagine if you were at the end of that inbred family gene pool what you might look like?

7/7/2009 8:13:56 PM

(rocky) Bonney Lake Wa.

had them in my 918 last year and the only thing I noticed was a lower seed count

7/8/2009 8:20:21 AM

Little-TON - Colorado

Oddly enough....Even many of the females on the secondary too have seedZ in the blossom....only on two plants....I have found a few normal blossoms too.....Interesting on what may cause these.....we have had extra rain consistently.....Looks like one took.....the other perhaps not....time will tell......

Thanks

7/8/2009 9:11:43 AM