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Sunday, June 05, 2005 shazzy Joliet, IL

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here is the female at 13' on the 1247. she is a beauty with nice positioning on the side of the vine. hope she takes. tonight i will cover her up along with 5 males that will be ready in the morning to do the deed. the clothes basket was over it the last 2 hot and sunny days, and tomorrow a styrofome cooler with small dime sized holes punched into it will be placed on the dobies over the pollinated female with a big frozen water filled laundry detergent bottle about 10 inches away from the blossum. the holes will let some warm and cool air transfer in and out and being on the dobies will allow some more air to run under and out the holes. i want to cool the air to about 70 under the styrofome cooler and that is it. not too hot, but not too cold to help insure a better chance of getting a successful set on a 90 degree day. the alarm is set early and the plastic baggies with small holes in them are going over the female and the 5 male flowers in about an hour. 1247 x self will be its cross.
 



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