With blooms having been in abundace this year, of course the pods were soon to follow. Velvet was was successfully crossed and sits with 24 pods. Plus, as you can see n the photo the tips of the branches are loaded with buds, Soon she will produce another huge flush of those gorgeous pink blooms.
Pink Charm
Sheer Bliss
Vixen
wow so many pods that is really exciting I wouldnt mind to try some of those seeds......lol
James
Wow! Amazing! I assume you do your own pollinating? Or is that the result of mother nature?
I don't allow mother nature pods (or bee pollinated pods) to mature on my brugs. All of the pods you see are hand pollinated with select pollens and then the blooms are tied off to prevent the bees from contaminating the cross. I also pollinate the bloom BEFORE it fully opens, that way there is no possibility of pre-contamination. There are two exceptions where I have allowed bee pollinated pods. One is on Miss Emily Mackenzie because she is sooooooo hard to get pollen to take. I just figured I would give this bee pollinated cross a chance. Besides, how bad of a cross could it be? I only have quality brugs in the yard that could be the pollen donor. The other exception is that I have a bee pollinated pod on Ludgers Summer Dream. Even as a mystery cross, how bad could that be? :}
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Wow! You were a buzy bee, Gary. It's good to know that having lots of seed pods doesn't prevent big flushes.
Great, great job!
Gary..Great looking plants...I can't remember seeing so many pods in the years I've been reading and watching here.. The way they transition into another flush as they are ripenng the pods from the last... must mean they have such an energy build up ..of a well nourished plant.. aside from a growing season that allows such luxury.. keep up the great work...
you're perfectly right in the field crosses .. MEM would surely inhance any of your other great items.. She's a favorite here for her strength/size alone.. Gordon
Man, you will have a million seeds from those. How great to have such talent and beautiful brugs to work with.
Holy Moly! You certainly are the PODMAN! Unbelievable!
Xeriscape, what in the world do you feed those monsters? They are beautiful!
You know silverfluter, I have been through all kinds of fertilizing regimens. I have spent a fortune on fish emulsions, seaweed extracts, epsom salts, etc. In recent years miracle grow has reformulated their fertilizer to reduce, the phosphate levels yet stabilize the nitrogen content. So in the past growing season that is all that I have been fertilizing with and I have had one of my best growing seasons to date. The one thing that is left out of the formula, which is important to healthy growth are the trace elements but an inexpensive rose or tomato time released fertilizer pellet sprinkled into the soil periodically seems to suit their needs just fine and lasts for months.
This message was edited Mar 3, 2008 9:53 AM
Thanks Xeriscape.:)
Love all those pods!! Amazing pictures!
Very nice fat pod babies you have there. Your plants all look so healthy and happy. What is your pink charm crossed with?
I have been lucky this spring and have about 10 pods so far. I'm hoping all mine stay on because it has been so windy here lately.
I have Pink Charm crossed to Sam, Klein Lady, Delisa's Double Leona, New Orleans Lady, Sheer Bliss, and Jewel (an as of yet unreleased cultivar that is a Klein Lady x Everlasting Ruby cross by Ludger Schneider)....
With Pink Charm having such good genes behind her (with one parent being a double(Rosa Zauber)) these crosses could be interesting. Pink Charm is Rosa Zauber x Ecuador Rose cross by Monika Gottschalk.
This message was edited Mar 4, 2008 8:38 AM
Miracle Gro, hu? That's good to know.
When I go into my local shop, I just stare at the large stocked shelves of various fertiizers. It's really hard to keep up on them. I read and read and read... then finally I pick one. Miracle Gro Starter (or something like that) was the one I picked up last weekend.
Thanks.
Yes the revised formula for Miracle Grow is 24-8-16 which is fine for brugs, just as long as you supplement with those minor trace elements.
Gary when you pollinate your brugs do you use a paint brush? Do you put the pollen on and then immediately close it up? What do you use to close them with? I hope you don't mind me asking, this is all new and very exciting. I have noids so I am not worried about the nature thing going on, but when I do get a couple of named ones I want to make sure I do things right.
You have such splendid looking plants.
Robyn to answer your questions..........
1.When you pollinate your brugs do you use a paint brush? : Yes, I only use natural bristle brushes
2.Do you put the pollen on and then immediately close it up? : Yep!
3.What do you use to close them with? : Natural fiber twine from the dollar store
I can't resist asking..............after all that, do you sit back and have a cigarette???? LOLOLOL
I can't stop laughing, that is so funny, thanks Anne. Hope it was as good for the brug.
Thank you Gary that answers my questions.
Velvet Rose bloomed again....She speaks for herself...all these blooms in addition to her pods
She is too beautiful for words.
I am dreaming of such blooms. They are Beautiful.
Hi Gary,
we need a contest to guess how many seed you will get out of all of them but it may take you two years just to count them. Maybe you will give us a ruff guess any way.
That is the first time I have seen her in bloom like that and it blew me away.
Thank you for tell us about the fertilizer. I have been using my recipe for my seeds and new plants but it is to much trouble to do the whole yard.
What do you you use on your seeds and seedling?
How do you clean your good brushes and do you use the same brush on say V.R. pollen to pollinate Mt.M, O.S. and L'Amour.
thank you, Joan
Joan,
I have a set of natural bristle brushes that I was lucky enough to find at my local dollar store. I will switch brushes between cultivar pollinations and the older brushes are washed with a bit of water and dish detergent. Just always keep in mind that contamination breeds uncertainty. If you don't use clean brushes then you have no idea what you are going to get. That is why it's a good idea to purchase/trade seeds only from people that you know are good dedicated hybridzers that you can trust. It's too easy for someone to pass off seeds as one thing when in fact thay have no idea what the seed cross is because they used the same brushes across the board. It's a lot of work keeping things clean and sterilized but for the sake of purity of the cross it is essential to start with clean brushes.
All seeds look alike. Know your seller/trader or you could buy seeds crossed with frosty pink types when in fact you were looking forward to seedlings with double or triple genes. It will take you anywhere from 1-3 years to realize that you have grown out something without any of the genetic qualities that you were hoping for. That's a great deal of time and money wasted. Invest wisely and buy from people that you trust and respect only then can you have reasonable expectations of having great results with your seedlings!!!
This message was edited Mar 10, 2008 6:57 AM
OMG,
I am speechless with all that Beauty ! I have never seen any more healthier looking ones before.
all your blossoms and seedpods took my breath away.GEORGEOUS! :-)
WOW!!! What an amazing shot! I LOVE it!
