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breeding-crossing best forceps for crossing peppers

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armyofda12mnkeys

Hey all,
i have crossed peppers before, but i kinda winged it with some tweezers i had.
I wanted to ask what are the best forceps to use when emasculating the flowers, esp with a variety with small flowers (like I think Aji Charapita has small more delicate flowers since it makes small fruit).
Please post an Amazon link :).

Thanks!,
Ari
 
Annuchin said:
That one has a special plastic coating, which I wouldn't recommend. You can buy the suggested type and size much cheaper…
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well if ordering from Amazon Germany when i live in the US, its about the same cost... $25 with shipping and i'd rather just have it sooner for $27. Hopefully the coating doesn't mess up the usage too much (seems like the bottom part is still metal):
 
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Maybe it's because I've been using traditional tweezers (steel, with a wide square tip) for years, or perhaps I've had different hand movements, but today I tried the thin, angled tweezers (which I had for electronics purposes, but hadn't planned on trying them before reading this thread), and although the single anthers are removed more precisely, the petals often slip away. The wide tweezers also often allow me to remove more anthers and petals at the same time (If you cross often, I imagine you have experienced the magic when everything comes off at once, especially on small flowers like chinense and wild ones). Or maybe it depends on how you angle the tweezers in your hand, and the type of tweezers, in that case I should reset my mind for this kind of angled tweezers... What are your habits guys? How do you angle the tweezers, and in what order do you remove the petals and anthers?
 
@The Hot Pepper: for the first link, the long thin tips limit the fine control and the force that you can apply. And please don't even consider the second one... 😲 I think a ~45 ° angle and a short fine tip close to your grip area are optimal.
 
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