I love my brugs, but for some reason I only had the pink to bloom.My question is;what does it take for a brug to pollinate, so I can have the HIGH of growing one from seed?I thaught the bees would take of that for me.I have had brugs to bloom for three years, and never one seed pod.Mike
Flowers but no seed pods(EVER!)
I have had mine for almost 7 yrs. Tried to pollinate each summer, have plenty of bees going from brug to brug, even saw big moths at night going into them. In all those years, I only pollinated one brug myself, got to watch the pod grow and start getting dry for seed sowing. Sowed seed and had one plant for 3 yrs. never did see it bloom, tossed it. Guess our growing season is not right for anything to pollinate them. I gave up and grow others' seeds or trade for their hybrid plants to trial.
Gloria
I've read that the best time is between Nov - April. I jumped the gun and tried in August and only got one seed pod to hold out of 6 that took.
Mike, FYI, you also need 2 different Brugs to set seed, and you have to hand pollinate. They are not self fertile.
Often there is seed for sale on ebay. You might be better off buying some that has good potential, to be something special.
Thanks Teresa, that explanes a lot.I will try, and that should increase my colors, not that I dislike the pink.Mike
