Morning Glories: Vines, observations, and questions!, 1 by beckygardener

beckygardener wrote:
Thanks, Joanne!

I am thinking that my vines stacked together on the patio table are all too close together. Which may make it hard for the bees to get to each individual bloom to pollinate them. It is also very humid here and the pollen probably doesn't float & mix to self-pollinate. So I am thinking that is why so many of the calyx are dropping off. I need to figure something else out as far as how I arrange them.

I will hopefully be finishing up the patio this weekend and perhaps will sit the containers on the ground around the patio to give them more breathing space and more opportunity for them to get sun (though that is not always a good thing here in the heat), but mainly to be easier access for the bees. I'm just not sure what to do yet.

My goal now ..... is to get as many seeds from each cultivar as possible for myself, to send some to Emma who so graciously shared with me, and still have some left to trade with. I sure hope so!!!

Y'all have seen my set-up. Any ideas?

This message was edited Sep 15, 2007 9:02 PM