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Saturday, June 20, 2015 cntryboy East Jordan, MI

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The 1566 Rodonis had one male ready to pollinate the 1621 Liggett this morning.

For those that have never hand pollinated before, cut the petals off of the male flower and gently remove them. Try not to shake or bump flower as the pollen will fall off.

Then gently touch the male to the female. Try to get as much area covered as you can. When the pollen appears to be all gone (especially if you only have one flower) take a razor blade and gently scrape the male and you will get some more pollen. place it on the female parts and close the female blossom back up.
 



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