Where to place a Vine for Cross Polination?

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croclover Lake Forest, CA(Zone 10a) Jul 11, 2006

Emma Grace has suggested that I place this is the forum for advice so that we all can learn...

Emma Grace sent me some runners from her I indica so that we can polinate her indica with mine and hopefully get some seeds. The big question though is where should I plant it? How far away? facing which direction?

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Noell_swfl Fort Myers, FL(Zone 10a) Jul 12, 2006

I was wondering the same thing!

I wanted to try that as well!

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Noell_swfl Fort Myers, FL(Zone 10a) Jul 12, 2006

http://protist.i.hosei.ac.jp/Asagao/Yoneda_DB/E/Introduction/htmls/43.html

here is a good site

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RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Netcong, NJ(Zone 5b) Jul 12, 2006

croclover,Emma and any 'others' to whom it may concern... -

Plant the two different types as close(!) as possible(!)...the bees are more likely to do the cross pollinating than the wind,but if you tend to have steady strong winds from a particular direction,then you can plant the receptor downwind and closeby the pollinator/donor plant...

I would suggest planting so the plants do not directly intertwine,because although this may actually faciliitate cross pollination,it will make it more difficult for you to collect the seeds from the different plants for any future comparison of succeeding generations from the seeds produced by the different plants...

Tagging the blooms that have been hand pollinated will help to insure adequate records for your reference...

TTY,...

Ron



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croclover Lake Forest, CA(Zone 10a) Jul 12, 2006

Thank you Ron, but which one is the the donor and which is the receptor in my particular case regarding Monster and Gracie? I will pant Gracie tomorrow...

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RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Netcong, NJ(Zone 5b) Jul 12, 2006

croclover - The pollen which is being 'donated' will most likely be mostly transferred by the bees and possibly by hand pollination,so,planting relative to the prevailing wind direction is in all liklihood not going to matter...but,the plant receiving 'something',(in this case the pollen) is the receptor plant...the plant donating(in this case the pollen) would be the donor...so(!),any persistant prevailing winds would blow the pollen from the donator plant downwind towards the receptor plant...

Hand pollination is a much more effective method of transferring the pollen...or,just let the bees do their usual...try to have the 2 different strains planted as close as possible...

TTY,...

Ron

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croclover Lake Forest, CA(Zone 10a) Jul 12, 2006

Thanks Ron, and will plant today!

Can't wait to see what happens.

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