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Old 10-07-2012, 12:12 AM   #7 (permalink)
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Default Re: Pollinating M. zebrina

To pollinate all the female flowers, you would need another plant in the male stage during the female stage of the plant you want to pollinate. However, you should be able to pollinate the last 1-2 hands of female flowers with the first hand of male flowers, Get up early in the morning when the flowers are opening, pull off some open male flowers (you will see lots of white pollen on them), and brush them like a little paintbrush onto the stigmas of the female flowers. If you're not sure what the stigma is, look up some basic flower diagrams or just rub the pollen around everywhere and some will probably end up in the right place.
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