How is hand pollination done in gourds?
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Giri Kumar
In gourd varieties we often find it sterile, that is absence of fruiting. How does one identify male & female flowers and how to go about hand pollination?
3 answers
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The female flower will have a round knob behind the flower. The male flower will not have that round knob. You can pollinate by taking a q-tip and grabbing a little of the pollen from the stamen of the male flower and rubbing it on the pistil of the female flower. Doesn't take much to exchange. You should be able to pollinate several flowers from one male flower. Good luck
Wanda Rodgers
on May 06, 2015
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Wanda is right. I had to do this last year because my HOA sprayed the common areas and so there were no bees. No HOA at our new house! YAY! (I did get squash, btw!)
Kathy Ruth
on May 07, 2015
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I have put together a guide on how to do this. https://themicrogardener.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/HOW-TO-HAND-POLLINATE-FRUIT-VEGETABLES-GUIDE-Optimized-for-Web-Mobile.pdf Hope this helps!
The Micro Gardener - Anne
on Aug 21, 2015
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