Pollinating Questions

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kal9988
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Pollinating Questions

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1) When pollinating a cactus that's self-fertile, how do you prevent it from pollinating itself before/after you pollinate it from another plant?

2) When cross-pollinating two species in the hopes of creating a hybrid, if you pollinate both plants from each other (and they both produce seeds), will the new plants from both parent plants turn out the same?

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Re: Pollinating Questions

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1) Why would you want to do that? The only way would be to move it to a location where pollenating insect could not get to it.

2) The two sets of seeds will be different to each other, sometimes very different.

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You should cut petals and stamens off before the flower opening.
A style with stigma will be only remained. The stigma does not open at that time.
Wait until the stigma opens and pollinate by pollen of another species.
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