Hello everyone,
I won't rehash the entire procedure, there are a ton of great tutorials out there. Generally pollen is collected and transferred with a small paint brush, a q-tip, or even just with your fingers. The question for me was always did I get the pollen where I need to or just kill a flower. The solution for me was to gently tap the pollen onto a black spoon. The contrast really helps me being colorblind. Now that you can see the pollen you simply drag the pollen across the stamen. You will be able to see a line through the pollen. If you cross three you can be assured at least one will take, but usually two or three. Might as well because if a bug should get your baby you might have to do it all again next year. Little jewelry tags work great for marking. Just number them and keep a log. Happy creating! If anyone has any other modifications we would love to know
Chad
I won't rehash the entire procedure, there are a ton of great tutorials out there. Generally pollen is collected and transferred with a small paint brush, a q-tip, or even just with your fingers. The question for me was always did I get the pollen where I need to or just kill a flower. The solution for me was to gently tap the pollen onto a black spoon. The contrast really helps me being colorblind. Now that you can see the pollen you simply drag the pollen across the stamen. You will be able to see a line through the pollen. If you cross three you can be assured at least one will take, but usually two or three. Might as well because if a bug should get your baby you might have to do it all again next year. Little jewelry tags work great for marking. Just number them and keep a log. Happy creating! If anyone has any other modifications we would love to know
Chad