Post by midtnmama on Jun 1, 2020 15:42:37 GMT
This video tells you how and I like this comment about it.
"Yes, I do this every morning and it totally works. You should do it in the morning, ...no not that, I mean pollinate your squash. Especially if you have cucumber beetles, ...they'll have the pollen eaten by 10:00 am. You can easily see the pollen on the male stamen, and also on the base of the petals. I carefully tear away the petal and dab that on to the pistil of the female. You can use most any variety of squash to pollinate another. It doesn't have to be the same variety. When cucumber beetles are present, you can tie a plastic baggie around the head of a male flower in the evening that will open in morning. All the pollen will be preserved, and you will have enough to pollinate 3 or 4 females. You can easily tell a male bud that is going to open. "
It will be orange.It is a little racy, though if that bothers you don't watch!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=srfRonXRO4c
I like to put the squash flowers in soup. Some people dip in batter and make tempurah.
"Yes, I do this every morning and it totally works. You should do it in the morning, ...no not that, I mean pollinate your squash. Especially if you have cucumber beetles, ...they'll have the pollen eaten by 10:00 am. You can easily see the pollen on the male stamen, and also on the base of the petals. I carefully tear away the petal and dab that on to the pistil of the female. You can use most any variety of squash to pollinate another. It doesn't have to be the same variety. When cucumber beetles are present, you can tie a plastic baggie around the head of a male flower in the evening that will open in morning. All the pollen will be preserved, and you will have enough to pollinate 3 or 4 females. You can easily tell a male bud that is going to open. "
It will be orange.It is a little racy, though if that bothers you don't watch!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=srfRonXRO4c
I like to put the squash flowers in soup. Some people dip in batter and make tempurah.
