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Post by Deleted on Oct 10, 2020 9:29:21 GMT -5
WOW! What a harvest!
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joes
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Post by joes on Oct 29, 2020 19:55:21 GMT -5
I have blossoms coming, no pretty purple pedals yet, but I think very soon. What was the best way to fertilize them? I have a "be the bee." Do you have to touch each flower inside on the inside or just buzz the outside, or the branch. Or were q-tips the best?
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Post by Sher on Oct 30, 2020 4:34:15 GMT -5
joes, they need vibration to pollinate them best. Some people use q-tips and artist's paint brushes.
I finally had the best results touching the back of an electric toothbrush to the yellow part of the flower. If the flower is ready to be pollinated, the little yellow sections will separate slightly. You will often see puffs of yellow pollen fly out.
I pollinated all my flowers every day to make sure I got them all.
A Be the Bee would be perfect. I was just too cheap to buy one.
A lot of flowers will fall off. Don't worry about it. I think the plant only hangs onto the amount of fruit it can support.
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Post by joes on Oct 30, 2020 5:50:05 GMT -5
Thanks sher01! I am looking forward to watching the eggplants grow.
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Post by lynnee on Oct 18, 2021 13:10:52 GMT -5
Thanks, joes. I trimmed off some of the huge, old looking leaves and it looks even prettier now. I will post more photos as soon as the baby eggplants start forming.
I was wondering whether I should remove the bottom leaves on my eggplants! |
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Post by Sher on Oct 18, 2021 15:46:31 GMT -5
Yes. And any huge leaves that are blocking light to leaves underneath them.
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