Pollinating at night: does the dew make it difficult?
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thedudefresco
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I pollinated some plants this year by hitting specific branches during late-preflower stage with the ol' pollen dipped fingerbang. lol. I repeated this twice over the course of several days and those buds are forming seeds no problem.
Water kills pollen but I would imagine dew is not enough to render the pollen no longer viable.
Still, if you are having mixed results, why not attempt pollination during the day when there isn't too much night dew? I'd imagine this is more natural anyhow as many pollinators are active during the day. But thats my broscience speaking.
Perhaps someone else will respond with a more granular answer; but my advice, while not exactly the answer you are looking for, would be to pollinate at a different time of day and or/repeat this several times.
"Let's try again, honey"
Water kills pollen but I would imagine dew is not enough to render the pollen no longer viable.
Still, if you are having mixed results, why not attempt pollination during the day when there isn't too much night dew? I'd imagine this is more natural anyhow as many pollinators are active during the day. But thats my broscience speaking.
Perhaps someone else will respond with a more granular answer; but my advice, while not exactly the answer you are looking for, would be to pollinate at a different time of day and or/repeat this several times.
"Let's try again, honey"
Treevly
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I have to do everything at night for security reasons. Daytime is not impossible, but is very high-risk.
Thanks for the post & opinion.
OldSSSCGuy
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What about at dusk - or early evening before the temp drops enough to cause condensation?
Treevly
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That may be the compromise which works. By mid-August it is dark enough early enough, that may be the way to proceed.
thedudefresco
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I would use a q tip or cotton ball to very gently absorb some moisture before applying the pollen. I bet once the pollen makes good contact what’s done is done.
Treevly
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Good idea!
