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July 8, 2016 | #16 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: Sonoma County CA
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Thanks for the tip. What time of day/weather conditions are best for collecting anthers? Also, how mature should the flower I harvest from be?
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July 8, 2016 | #17 | |
Tomatovillian™
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I also have a couple of F1 Japanese Black Trifele X ? growing this year. They are both regular leaf plants from JBT seed I saved last year. So far they look alike. The fruit are all still green, round and about the size of a large saladette or a small slicer. Based on the looks of the fruit, and what I remember growing next to the JBK last year, I think the pollen donor is Pink Boar from Brad Gates. Both plants have multiple fruits so I hope to get plenty of F2 seed. I'll post some photos once they start to ripen. Sean |
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July 12, 2016 | #18 | |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: May 2013
Location: Honey Brook, PA Zone 6b
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Weather: I usually collect in the morning on fairly young blossoms (ideally just before they have released the pollen on their own). I often take the whole blossom and then air dry them on small dishes in my home. Then I remove the anthers and extract the pollen onto a sunglass lens I have collected for this purpose. I then I store the lens in a small plastic container (labeled with pollen type and date) with a drying agent "packet" such as found in pill containers. Then when you pollinate with the lens you can easily see if the pistil is picking up the pollen from the lens. Hope this helps. |
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July 13, 2016 | #19 |
Tomatovillian™
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I'll give it a try. I can emasculate the flowers pretty well, sometimes I can even get the petals and anthers to come off in one piece. The weather should be good for fruit setting most of next week here.
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July 22, 2016 | #20 |
Tomatovillian™
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When I checked my notebook I realized that in the cross that produced a fruit I used Cou De Bue as the pollen source, not Orange Russian. Not as exciting colour-wise, but should taste pretty good.
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July 23, 2016 | #21 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: Oregon
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Hi! Maybe you'll still have some change to pollinate the ones you wanted. My plants do not produce any pollen due to heat, I checked from 10 am to 4 pm. But after heat wave will be gone there will be more chance to try. Anyway it is/was an interesting experience. Next season will learn if it did work or not)))
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July 23, 2016 | #22 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Vancouver Island
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so much fun, the most fun I have ever had as a gardener. Very important to keep good records and try to resist the temptation to grow out more than is manageable because the space you require multiplies
Best wishes and I hope you find something you really love among your babies in the F2. KarenO |
July 25, 2016 | #23 | |
Tomatovillian™
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Location: Oregon
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July 28, 2016 | #24 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: May 2015
Location: sweden
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How long do the pollen survive after collecting it?
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August 1, 2016 | #25 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: May 2013
Location: Honey Brook, PA Zone 6b
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Nightshade family pollen, in general, if stored properly can last a significant time (weeks). Try Googling about pollen storage.
Check out this link: http://tgc.ifas.ufl.edu/vol1/v1p11.html If collected under good conditions, in sealed containers and low humidity - practical viability extends to about six months (but I've never gone that long). For my home conditions, I save the silica gel packets or canisters (from medicine containers generally), collect the pollen, place it on sunglass lens, put lens and gel packet in small plastic container with a lid and place in my refrigerator (the container has a piece of masking tape placed on it that identifies the tomato variety and when it was collected/stored). Sometimes if I don't feel I have enough pollen or was disappointed in the amount collected, I'll collect again and apply it to the same lens. I posted this a while ago. Maybe it will be helpful: http://www.tomatoville.com/showthread.php?t=37724 Last edited by crmauch; August 1, 2016 at 04:20 PM. Reason: Added information |
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