Dwarfs and the endless procession of blossom drop - Page 3

kurt · September 2, 2012

Sorry do not know how I replied to post from Feb 2012.I grow in a outside screened in enclosure and found when I do grow determinates I had to resort to actual hand pollinization either with paint brush and sacrificing a blossom or two and by hand distributing the pollen.I have found when humidity gets too much the pollen will not release as readily than wanted,the cherrys I have never had a real problem with since the blossoms are so close and abundant.Sorry for posting on wrong page and time.

z_willus_d · September 2, 2012

Hi Kurt, you're right, indoor/greenhouse plants do need a lot of extra assistance to get the pollination to take. I learned that the hard way last year.
-naysen

dice · September 3, 2012

I ended up with a lot of blossom drop from Rosella Purple early
in the season this year. The plants flowered fairly abundantly,
but the early summer weather was cold, and the local bees did
not show up until later. Pollenating with an electric toothbrush was
not very successful on those plants at those temperatures. After
the weather warmed up in late July, they began to set fruit.

z_willus_d · September 4, 2012

Dice, I plan to give RP another try sometime in the future, though I will most likely pare it up with other more tried and true producer during an outdoor summer season grow-out. For this Winter season indoor grow, I'm going to use the three dwarf varieties (Yukon Quest/GLD?, Perth's Pride, and Iditarod) that I had fairly decent success with this summer. I think the A-B will be helpful.
Best,
Naysen

September 2, 2012	#31
kurt Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Homestead,Everglades City Fl. Posts: 2,501	Sorry do not know how I replied to post from Feb 2012.I grow in a outside screened in enclosure and found when I do grow determinates I had to resort to actual hand pollinization either with paint brush and sacrificing a blossom or two and by hand distributing the pollen.I have found when humidity gets too much the pollen will not release as readily than wanted,the cherrys I have never had a real problem with since the blossoms are so close and abundant.Sorry for posting on wrong page and time. __________________ KURT

September 3, 2012	#33
dice Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: PNW Posts: 4,743	I ended up with a lot of blossom drop from Rosella Purple early in the season this year. The plants flowered fairly abundantly, but the early summer weather was cold, and the local bees did not show up until later. Pollenating with an electric toothbrush was not very successful on those plants at those temperatures. After the weather warmed up in late July, they began to set fruit. __________________ -- alias

September 2, 2012	#32
z_willus_d Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Eastern Suburb of Sacramento, CA Posts: 1,313	Hi Kurt, you're right, indoor/greenhouse plants do need a lot of extra assistance to get the pollination to take. I learned that the hard way last year. -naysen

September 4, 2012	#34
z_willus_d Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Eastern Suburb of Sacramento, CA Posts: 1,313	Dice, I plan to give RP another try sometime in the future, though I will most likely pare it up with other more tried and true producer during an outdoor summer season grow-out. For this Winter season indoor grow, I'm going to use the three dwarf varieties (Yukon Quest/GLD?, Perth's Pride, and Iditarod) that I had fairly decent success with this summer. I think the A-B will be helpful. Best, Naysen