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How to pollinate plants with your own hands: tips for which any summer resident is ready to sell his soul
17.07.2024 07:36
You don't have to be an agronomist to know that a crop can only be obtained after the flowers of plants go through a certain process of fertilization, during which pollen from the stamens is transferred to the stigma of the pistil.
Insects, wind, and perhaps even the summer resident themselves may be involved in this process. The last of the listed options cannot be called simple, but there are three ways at once that can make it easier.
Brush pollination
Take a paintbrush, which should be clean and dry. Gently run it over the stamens to collect pollen, and then do the same on the pistil, which is located in the center of the flower.
By the way, the brush can be replaced with a cotton swab – but in this case you should work even more carefully.
Vibration
On plants with small flowers, such as tomatoes, it is difficult to distinguish between male and female flowers. Therefore, savvy gardeners do the following: they bring vibrating objects (a toothbrush, a massage gun, a telephone, etc.) to the brush with blossoming flowers, after which the air is filled with pollen. All that remains is to watch how the pollen settles on the flowers.
Shaking
Agree, you don’t always have something vibrating at hand, so if you find yourself in a similar situation, you can limit yourself to shaking: just shake one flower over another and you can rest assured that the pollen has hit the target.
Please note: regardless of the chosen method, it is recommended to pollinate flowers twice a day: in the morning and in the evening.
