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Old July 6, 2018   #24
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Vladimir, most people find it easier to collect pollen on a flat surface - the lens from an old pair of sunglasses for example, or a small shallow container - by placing the container under the pollen donor and tap on the flower from behind so that pollen falls down to be collected. It is usually recommended to collect pollen from several flowers, as the state of maturity of the pollen also varies.
You then very gently drag the pistil of the emasculated flower across the pollen covered surface. When the mother is mature and ready to be pollinated, the end of the pistil forms a bit of a knob that you can see and it is sticky then, so that after you drag it through the pollen there's a bare line where pollen was taken up.

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