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JerryHaskins · June 13, 2017

Thanks everybody. Y'all are a great source of information.

I think I will try hand pollinating some and see if that improves things.

I have never hand pollinated before, but I watched 2 YouTube videos on it. One lady used a Q-tip and a guy just broke the male flower off, removed the petals and used the stamen to pollinate the female flowers.

I will try the Q-tip first.

PS: My neighbor just set up two bee hives nearby, and I had high hopes for them to take care of my squash pollination, but so far I have only seen a few bees visiting my garden.

Thanks again.

June 13, 2017	#7
JerryHaskins Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Mississippi Posts: 166	Thanks everybody. Y'all are a great source of information. I think I will try hand pollinating some and see if that improves things. I have never hand pollinated before, but I watched 2 YouTube videos on it. One lady used a Q-tip and a guy just broke the male flower off, removed the petals and used the stamen to pollinate the female flowers. I will try the Q-tip first. PS: My neighbor just set up two bee hives nearby, and I had high hopes for them to take care of my squash pollination, but so far I have only seen a few bees visiting my garden. Thanks again.