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Does anyone garden for pollinators?
Comments (13)Thank you to all of you for your wonderful photos and input on this topic! Because of your input and ideas, I have ordered a few more plants for late summer/fall planting that I hope will be established enough by next season to provide food for pollinators: Helianthus 'Lemon Queen' (the perennial one) Silphium perfoliatum Hardy hibiscus (said to be attractive to both bees and hummers) Echinops 'Blue Glow' Solidago 'Fireworks' (I already have 'Little Lemon') Calamintha nepeta Nepeta 'Joanna Reed' (said to be sterile and constantly blooming, just like Six Hills Giant) Aster 'Edo Murazaki' Aster 'Raydon's Favorite' (to add to Bluebird, Fanny, and October Skies) Vitex 'Abbeville Blue' Agastache 'Blue Fortune' (I already have this but it can't hurt to add a couple more!) Another Helenium 'Mardi Gras' I am going to try to grow the Eryngium mentioned above by seed next year. Thank you all again for the great observations and inspiration!...See Morewill peppers cross pollinate with other garden vegetables
Comments (8)Well, I think they call hot tomatoes, "salsa", and you can make peach, mango and strawberry salsa also. The fruit salsa's taste great with some balsamic vinegar along with the peppers for that kick! All you need is a bowl, a knife, and a spoon to mix it all up! Have fun! Suzi...See MoreFirst time corn gardener -- pollination question
Comments (2)I'm not familiar with the paper plate approach so not sure how much help this will be but corn pollen can get really tacky during periods of high heat and humidity. I'd suggest you try it very early in the am of early evening and see if you get the same result. Sometimes it may not be really visible but there none the less so try snapping off a couple of anthers and using them directly on the silks. Dave...See MoreGarden Pollination
Comments (1)"My vegetable garden sometimes includes eggplants, melons, tomatoes, potatoes, peppers, squash and beans and all need pollinators." Actually none of those require pollinators :-) They are either wind pollinated or self pollinated. As are all greens and root or tuberous vegetables. But I do applaude your encouragement of early pollinators like the mason bees. They are present and active well before honey or bumble bees so are vital to the success of early flowering fruit trees and berries, although have too short of a lifespan (at only 4-6 weeks) to be very beneficial for a typical veggie garden....See MoreOne Devoted Dame
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