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First Pollination
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2013 4:10 am
by hendryterok
Hi all,
Newbie trying produce own seed.....2 of my astros blooming once, I cross pollinate them.
Will they produce seed?
Thanks in advance
Hendry
Re: First Pollination
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2013 4:43 am
by Saxicola
Good luck! I'm pretty sure I've heard of A. myriostigma x A. capricorne hybrids. However, I am not certain if every species can cross with every other one. I know the two most similar species A. myriostigma and A. coahuilense are claimed not to be crossable, which if true would go a long way towards justifying them as two distinct species and would suggest some other crosses may be impossible.
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Re: First Pollination
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2013 5:40 am
by hendryterok
Thanks Saxicola. Trying is not a sin, right?
Will post the progress...
Cheers
Hendry
Re: First Pollination
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2013 7:02 am
by majcka
hendryterok wrote:Trying is not a sin, right?
No. But not trying could be.
I did that last summer with my Astrophytum capricorne var. crassispinum nudum and Astrophytum capricorne var. senile. It worked and I have little babys. It isn't quite the same because I did only the variation crossing and yours will be a spicies crossing. I think It should work. Looking forward for your success.
Re: First Pollination
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2013 9:18 am
by hendryterok
majcka wrote:hendryterok wrote:Trying is not a sin, right?
No. But not trying could be.
I did that last summer with my Astrophytum capricorne var. crassispinum nudum and Astrophytum capricorne var. senile. It worked and I have little babys. It isn't quite the same because I did only the variation crossing and yours will be a spicies crossing. I think It should work. Looking forward for your success.
It isn't quite the same because I did only the variation crossing and yours will be a spicies crossing
What does it mean Maja,
Cheers,
Hendry
Re: First Pollination
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2013 10:20 am
by Onzuka
Hi Hendry, I'll answer for Maja.
The cross that you have done is between A. Myriostigma and A. capricorne. These are seperate species within the Astrophytum genus. What Maja did was cross pollenate two plants which were the same species, ie, A. capricorne, although they were slightly different varieties.
Hope this helps,
Steve
Re: First Pollination
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2013 10:28 am
by majcka
Onzuka wrote:Hi Hendry, I'll answer for Maja.
The cross that you have done is between A. Myriostigma and A. capricorne. These are seperate species within the Astrophytum genus. What Maja did was cross pollenate two plants which were the same species, ie, A. capricorne, although they were slightly different varieties.
Hope this helps,
Steve
Thank you Steve. Yes that is what I meant.
Re: First Pollination-Update
Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2013 4:51 am
by hendryterok
Update of my first cross pollination, Male: Astro Capricorne, Female: Astro Miryo(Am I right for male/female thing?) The Pollen from Capricorne
Sown: 24 March 2013
Picture taken 12 April 13
Regards,
Hendry
Re: First Pollination-Update
Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2013 4:53 am
by hendryterok
hendryterok wrote:Update of my first cross pollination, Male: Astro Capricorne, Female: Astro Miryo(Am I right for male/female thing?) The Pollen from Capricorne
Sown: 24 March 2013
Picture taken 12 April 13
Edit: 10 seeds sown, 9 sprouted
Regards,
Hendry
Re: First Pollination
Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2013 11:12 am
by gemhunter178
Nice! I see it worked out for you!
Re: First Pollination
Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2013 12:04 pm
by hendryterok
Thanks Gemhunter...I might do some seedling graft to speed up the growth, so far I dont have peres. spatulatha, will do on cereus peruvianus
Hendry
Re: First Pollination
Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2013 12:05 pm
by majcka
See! I told you not trying would be a sin. Now you'll have some nice "mulato" kids. Kids from mixed mariage.
Re: First Pollination
Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2013 12:43 pm
by hendryterok
majcka wrote:See! I told you not trying would be a sin. Now you'll have some nice "mulato" kids. Kids from mixed mariage.
Thanks for that Maja especially the links you attached
2 weeks ago I cross pollinated onzuka as male and miryo as female, hopefully it could produce seed as the flower closed but still sticked to miryo body...will update later
Cheers
Hendry
Re: First Pollination
Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2013 12:50 pm
by majcka
I keep my fingers crossed.
Re: First Pollination
Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2013 6:56 am
by hendryterok
majcka wrote:I keep my fingers crossed.
Hi Maja it seems that you have Harry Potter fingers
, my wife just texted me that this morning she harvested my cross(Male Onzuka and female astro Miryo) with 22 seeds in total
Cheers