Betja said:Wow, I've never heard of breaking the pistil before. How far back do you usually break it, just a little way -- or maybe even up to half?
I forget who to credit this idea to, but this summer someone in the forums recommended cutting--not pinching/breaking--them off or you might risk closing of the tubules to where the pollen can't get down.
@char - was that your suggestion?
Also, someone else recommended taking pistil juice from another bloom and adding it to the stigma of the bloom you really want to pollinate.
@beckygardener was this your idea?
If I come across the thread again soon, I will try to remember to post the link here, there was some very informative stuff in there. I think it might have been the thread I started about bent or zig-zag pistils on my Black Plush DL plant.
