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Saturday, July 09, 2022 ARrOoster Little Rock, Arkansas

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5 nodes down the main from the first pollination (P1, 2 days ago) is this beautiful 5 lobe gem. She got hit with 5 fresh male flowers this morning - I had to beat the bumblebee’s to all pollen, they were cleaning out flowers all around me in under 30 seconds per flower!

This is my most favorable potential pollination (P2). I feel like the vine has reached that hormone level where it’s seriously wanting to set fruit: all the growth tips on the secondaries are all throwing females. Its 20’ down the main vine, lies on the left for a preferred S curve position, and has 16 secondaries behind it.

There’s a third potential on the main comming up in a few days. I like having options in this crazy heat in case of aborts, but I am now running out of plot length in my fenced garden
 



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