Tropicals & Tender Perennials: When is pollen ready to be collected?, 1 by gammy3

gammy3 wrote:
Veronica...thanks bunches...it finally worked waiting to 2nd day after opening. Both pink Smitty and Elizabeth were giving pollen. I was looking in buds and day old flowers before your latest info. Have been very busy the past few days. ..sorry to have waited so long to thank you . You are a real helper.
Now that I've used up all the pollen...I guess the next thing is to keep flowers from falling off.
Way back when some spynx moth must have gotten to Elizabeth...she has a 3 inch pod on her already. All I had blooming then was NOL and Painted Lady x Peanut...so if those seeds make it to fruition...I'll have NOIDS. PL x P has 2 pods...but flowers on both are falling so they may too.
The moths and hummingbirds left this N part of Ohio before E had her 3rd flush and PS it's first..that was the beginning of our 3rd real cold spell this past summer. They both left early last summer also..at the start of a cold spell.