For the love of God!!!

[Forrest]

I cant get any of my attempts on my bulbos to take. WTF! I have one bloom left that just opened on my Bulbo carunculatum. I would really llike to get a pod off this one.

I am able to make the pollen stick to what I believe is the stigmatic surface, what am I doing wrong? am I just being a jack ass?

Any and all tips will be greatly appreciated

[LJA]

Sometimes, you have to crush the pollenia with a toothpick and smear the stuff onto the stigma that way. Might give it a try.

[MonkeyThrowPoop]

i have found that you have to be very gentle with it. just do it how you think it would be done naturally.

[Forrest]

Thanks for the tips.

I will try to crush the pollina witht he last flower. Hopefully that will do the trick.

[Forrest]

Well I believe I did it! (knock wood) I used the crushing of the pollina trick, thanks Louis!

Now anyone know how long for a carunculatum pod to mature?

[LJA]

Let us know when it starts swelling! Hope it really worked this time.

[Sue]

I just noticed this thread. I am evidently a periodically inattentive moderator.

Did this take for you? Are you crossing it, or selfing?

I thought I'd mention that I've tried maybe 8 or 9 Bulbo crosses, and so far only one took. I don't know what the deal is with that. I blame Canada.

[Forrest]

It took, but then I lost it, go figure. Must be Canada!