Hi, All -
I'm a proud Pod mommy. I harvested my first ever Pod last night - this was also my first ever attempt to pollinate and I was amazed it took! Pod mom: Versi Orange Pollen Donor: Citronella
My first Pod Harvest
Good for you Diane. Jeanette
Well I dont know anything about harvesting the seeds or pollinating them....my question is, dont you have to wait until the pod is dried like a regular plant?..this makes the seeds mature right?..this looks like you have taken them from a green pod...any info would be appreciated since next year would be a fun thing to do....Judy
This message was edited Sep 3, 2005 7:25 PM
Exactly...I've had a long pod hanging out there on my Cypress Gardens for a long time and didnt know what to do about it :)
Hey
Everyone goes thru this
Including me
Heres one thread
http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/127891/
here's another
http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/127919/
and another
http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/127817/
Could you tell I was a newbie????
Your seeds look great.
Those are great photos Diane.
I have yet to see my first pod, I pollinated four different varieties so far nothing, but who knows it may take awhile, and I don't even know what I am looking for when they start.
Yea just another newbie.
Doris
Diane, isn't it exciting. When are you going to start them?
Okay...that does it ...I'm going out to look at mine.. But then...I have no idea what it would be pollinated with. !
Okay...mine has been there forever but I dont feel that the stem is really yellow...it is more yellowish than the pod itself. couldnt get a good pic in the sun.
LOL Charlotta, I have never seen one that skinny. Who is the mom?
Just squeeze it. Is it getting real soft? Once they start to be ripe they go fast I find. I usually wait till mine gets a gushy spot.
And PS: Diane CONGRATULATIONS!! Great pod.
This message was edited Sep 4, 2005 12:02 PM
Cypress Gardens is the mom...the daddy is either whiskers or jean pasco as these were the only three to bloom when I first noticed the pod.
So...is it supposed to feel soft !!!..I would have thought it would harden.
From the above, I take it that you have to have 2 Brugs blooming at the same time for either one of them to develop seed pods? You can really tell I"m new to this. hehe
Yes...definately...I've read that only one type of brug is self pollinating..the ones we mostly have require 2 diff cultivars.
Then I won't look for any seed pods. Only seem to be able to get 1 bloom at a time from Isabella. there are about 6 more buds forming though.
I dont know anything about hybridizing or pollinating brugs. but I heard that there are certain brugs that will cross with others...I dont know which ones but I guess its time for me to get a book and look all of this up...Judy
I think that may be true Judy but I am sure that you need two varieties.
Brugmansia aurea Group
aurea
insignis
suaveolens
versicolor
x candida (aurea x versicolor)
all of these cross with each other but not with the group below
Brugmansia arborea Group
arborea
sanguinea
vulcanicola
x flava - (arborea x sanguinea)
These can be crossed with each other but not with the group above
Hope this helps
Im copying this and thank you for the info....next year I may try my hand at being frankenstein...lolol...Judy
And to see which of these "groups" your hybrid belongs to you would go the the brug site and see how it is listed ?