Basil cross pollinating, what are the odds?
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Will these melons and this cuke cross-pollinate?
Comments (6)Spam. Here are Garden Web's Terms of Service for which a link is provided when posters click on "Preview Message". Then, if that isn't enough, there is this. Here's what Garden Web tells you: By submitting this message, I acknowledge that I have read and agree to the Terms of Service. If you have a business, you must read: Businesses Using the Forums. Businesses Using the Forums If you sell anything, or have a ".com" commercial domain, you are considered a business for the purposes of this document. If you have a business and post to the forums, please read this page in its entirety. If you choose not to, you will nevertheless be held to the consequences of ignoring what is outlined here. Advertising, in any form, is strictly forbidden in forum messages and on member pages. This does not mean that as a business owner you cannot use the forums or have a membership. It means you cannot use forum messages or your member pages as a means of advertising. Even our paying advertisers are not allowed to that. If you have a business, mentioning the name, providing a link, giving the phone number, etc., are all forms of advertising. Linking to an informational page or image at your site where items are sold is an advertisement. Linking to a site that in turn links to your business is an advertisement. If you post such a message under a pseudonym, it is still an ad. If you link to it from your member pages, it is an ad. In sum, if at least part of the reason you are posting is to let people know about your business, it is an advertisement. This is exactly what our paying advertisers are trying to do: get people to their site or business. GardenWeb offers a range of advertising options that include a very inexpensive listing in the Garden Bazaar Directory. Therefore, there is no excuse for even the smallest business that wishes to advertise not to do so legitimately. By posting an ad, you will have ignored the instructions, the user agreement and this warning. If you proceed to post an ad, we will take these courses of action: You will be banned from the forums. Your URL will be added to a list of forbidden links. No message linking to your site will be accepted, whether it is from you or another user. We will use whatever means we choose to inform our users of your business practices and ask them not to do business with those abusing the forums. Go away. This is MY thread and your spam isn't welcome here....See MoreWhat is used commercially for cross-pollination of Red Pear?
Comments (2)CHara I grew some bosc pear from seed, and my seedlings did the same thing: One redish, one green with a slight red tint to the edges of the leaves and the trunk. They do seem to change a bit as they get older. Also, seedling pear apparently can have spines... Lastly - Dont expect to be growing the exact same fruit as where you got the seed. Our fruit have enormous genetic codes, which means the variability of the plants is really a guessing game. The odds are you should get something worth it, even for rootstock, but its very, very rare to get something really worth it from seed, and even rarer to get the parent....See MorePicking a Cross Pollinator for my Anna Apple Tree
Comments (12)Thanks, Willy. I'm pretty much hearing that about the Dorsetts - they really aren't that tart. I think this is what my sister has, and if so, my gosh. Her tree must have had over 100 apples on it every year, and it is a well established dwarf. More than you could possibly eat as a family of 5! And the leaves not dropped are kind of a trait with both Anna and Golden Dorsetts. Just strip off the leaves at the end of the season. That way, they don't hang around and harbor fungii or scab. And my Anna did the same very, very weird thing this year (several folks have said this has happened to them as well in S. Calif) - Flowered in November, and I had 3 apples mature about a month ago! I had late blooms and 3 little apples ended up being ripe in January. They were very small but very sweet. Very weird. Must be due to the odd weather we had last year, and not a very hot summer. So right now, think I'll pick up a Dorsett Golden, a Pink Lady, some cross pollinator for the Pink Lady, and maybe a 3,4 or 5-in-1 that Bonita Creek has just for fun. And my two cherry trees. I'll let everyone know how these Minnie Royal and Royal Lee do. I'm about 7 miles from the ocean, and we just don't get too many nights under 45 degrees (although this last week has been really cold). I have heard nothing but good about them, so I'm expecting great things! Now, if I can just keep the animals and birds away, I'll have some fruit for myself :-) Patty S....See MoreHow lonf do these last? Will they cross pollinate?
Comments (5)I am torn between wanting pansyloverandgrower to get the right information and incurring the wrath of countrycarolyn again. But I'll risk it. The comment about the cross pollination of Curcurbits is not accurate. Cucumbers are forms of Cucumis sativus. Melons are Cucumis melo. Pumpkins and squashes are usually Curcurbita pepo, Curcurbita maxima, C mixta or C moschata. They cannot cross with Cucumis. ie squashes and pumpkins cannot cross with melons and cucumbers. There is some complexity as to what extent the different Curcurbita and Cucumis species can cross with each other within the Genus. There is a table in the link. As far as the fruit produced is concerned cross pollination will not affect it as regards appearance or eating quality. What might be affected is the next generation of offspring if you save the seed and sow it. None of your other listed plants will cross with each other as they are all different species. Here is a link that might be useful: Cross pollination in curcurbits...See MoreChristen17
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