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Burt NY

Plants were flooded after put in garden.
Now starting to throw male flowers
WILL THE POLLEN BE AS GOOD AS PLANTS THAT DID NOT GET FLOODED ???

7/8/2017 4:06:16 PM

Arizona

I would think the pollen is fine as long as it is dry and did not get wet. IF your asking if a stressed plants pollen is better then one that has not been stressed I do not know.

7/8/2017 4:25:59 PM

Colorado

should be fine if the flowers seem normal

7/8/2017 4:36:35 PM

Anamosa, IA BPIowegian@aol.com

I had my whole garden nearly wiped out by a flood on June 30 a few years ago, only one plant survived. I was able to get one self pollinated by mid June, it was over 700# by Labor Day, but a mouse wrecked it. So I would say that the pollen would be just fine. And if it puts out a female flower, it might be OK too.

7/8/2017 6:25:43 PM

Anamosa, IA BPIowegian@aol.com

I meant to say mid July pollination, 2 weeks after the flood.

7/8/2017 6:26:59 PM

Corryton, TN

It will be fine. I used pollen from a plant that had been pulled for a couple days. Plant had just enough energy to develop a couple males out of the pile. The seeds from that cross produced the 1578 Holub.

7/9/2017 5:49:47 AM