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Pollination

Pollination of greenhouse plants that have male/female flowers is tricky and something I've avoided by just avoiding these kinds of plants. But I found this video on how to hand pollination excellent! Hmmm...maybe some zucchini this winter after all...

Enjoy!

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Permalink Reply by Rob Torcellini on August 19, 2011 at 7:36am

I use a little more brute force for my pollination. An electric toothbrush works great! I just go around from flower to flowers buzzing everything. Once we are done with the danger of frost the bees come out and happily take over.

Permalink Reply by Jay Wolf on August 19, 2011 at 8:55am

I have also seen people use small paint brushes to do the same thing. Good video though!

Permalink Reply by Sylvia Bernstein on August 19, 2011 at 10:21am

When I was at AeroGrow we developed a "pollinator" that was essentially a cheap, Chinese electric toothbrush with a bee and a brush on it's head. We called it "Be the Bee". Pretty schmaltzy, eh?

Permalink Reply by Rob Torcellini on August 19, 2011 at 10:25am

Mine is an "Oral Bee" LOL

Permalink Reply by Sylvia Bernstein on August 19, 2011 at 10:39am

Ha! Love it.

Permalink Reply by David Waite on August 19, 2011 at 12:19pm

Great video. I was using a small feather duster and not having great results on my cucumbers. Now I know why thx Sylvia.

Permalink Reply by Earl ward on August 19, 2011 at 12:25pm

just dont use a water pick

Permalink Reply by Japan Aquaponics - アクアポニックス日本 on January 4, 2012 at 1:49am

I found that the best way was to use the methods outlined above... but playing Barry White or Marvin Gaye at the same time definitely upped the vibe in the greenhouse and I am absolutely positive that I got higher yields! ;-)

Permalink Reply by Claudio J Tracchia on February 10, 2012 at 3:11pm

You are not going to believe this, but we discover this by accident, in the hidroponic greenhouse that we have in the past we connect the cables that were use to hold the indeterminate plants to the end walls were the two big cooling fans were and wen this come on, everything will vibrate transmitting true the cables and make the plants shake, it is fumy but it works and cut the pollinating time in half I may say. We are rebuilding the green house one more time and turn it to acuaponic and I have this in mine. Some times things are much simple that we can imagine. Hope you smile