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Post by crftychk13 on Dec 15, 2009 15:56:24 GMT -6
I am a bit confused about cross pollination w/in certain species of friuts and veggies. Does anyone know of a chart or web site that may be of help to me. My biggest problem so far is trying to figure out what to order (or not order) for corn and pumpkin/squash family items. I dont have as much space as I need for seperation of certain crops. I was hoping for different varieties of these things. I thought I might have enough space, but after reading as much as I have...doesnt look like it.  I know alot of you guys here are good with this stuff and have somehow worked this issue out with less space than my info has told me I need. Any advice or web sites that can help would be great! Thanks guys. |
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Post by Pharmer Phil on Dec 15, 2009 16:17:04 GMT -6
I am a bit confused about cross pollination w/in certain species of friuts and veggies. Does anyone know of a chart or web site that may be of help to me. My biggest problem so far is trying to figure out what to order (or not order) for corn and pumpkin/squash family items. I dont have as much space as I need for seperation of certain crops. I was hoping for different varieties of these things. I thought I might have enough space, but after reading as much as I have...doesnt look like it. I know alot of you guys here are good with this stuff and have somehow worked this issue out with less space than my info has told me I need. Any advice or web sites that can help would be great! Thanks guys. I have a chart somewhere Jenn, I'll check for it. Corn, well around here, we are surrounded every other year by field corn, so, We plant hybrid corn, that's right, hybrid, because it is a shorter season than most any decent open pollinated or heirloom, and will mature long before the field corn starts pollinating...Now, within your own garden/domain, you can do the same by planting different types (open pollinated or hybrid) with varying days to maturity...at different times, and in that way, get past the chance of crossing... Now with Pumpkins/squash...some types WILL cross, some, will not....this gets hard to explain...I'll find the chart...  |
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Post by Pharmer Phil on Dec 15, 2009 16:39:44 GMT -6
Instead of me keying up some pleasant music while you wait...here's this, it's a good read  Isolation Distances.pdfDOH!!  Or for the pumpkins I COULD just look In the "Best Gardening 101" for my own thread about the squash   Here's a link to the thread Jenn, from a couple years back back Squash CrossinI'll keep diggin  |
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Post by crftychk13 on Dec 15, 2009 20:30:10 GMT -6
Thanks for the isolation info. Thats pretty much what I need for my corn, peppers and a few other things. Onions BLOW ME AWAY with how much distance they need!
I have to really sit and figure out what family each species of squash I have belong to. I have big hopes for this years garden....anything HAS to be better than last year. I just dont want to mess it up by allowing things to cross to to me not doing my home work!
Thanks again for the info!!
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Post by mogarden on Dec 16, 2009 13:36:22 GMT -6
Except for corn, crossing won't affect the CROP this year. It just affects the SEEDS in those crops that you might want to save.
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Post by crftychk13 on Dec 16, 2009 13:54:11 GMT -6
Except for corn, crossing won't affect the CROP this year. It just affects the SEEDS in those crops that you might want to save. I guess thats what I meant to say! My goal is to be able to save almost every variety of seed I grow year to year. So I want next years seed harvest to be true to the parent plant. I never proof read what I write! lol |
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Post by mogarden on Dec 17, 2009 9:06:59 GMT -6
Still, (unless you will be selling seed) for most of the crop the crossing won't matter. You can cover or hand-pollinate enough plants to have seed to re-plant your own.
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Post by Christy on Dec 30, 2009 21:36:47 GMT -6
ya know what i did with my tomatoes this year was i grew a few in my flower beds at least 5ft apart, those were my seed collecting tomatoes n the ones in my garden were my eatin tomators this would n did work out great if it wasnt for my animals knockin my seeds over!!! all that work n planning!  you can also alternate your rows. i put the white casper pumpkins in the top row n the jackolanterns in the bottom row. same with my peppers, bells were up top other veg in the middle n jalenopenos in the botton rows. |
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Post by Compost Pharmer on Dec 31, 2009 8:19:10 GMT -6
This year I have created a separate garden just for the hot peppers that is about 15 feet away from the main garden, with 2 compost bins in the middle. I don't want the sweets and hots mixing. Last year I planted 13 different hot peppers around the back yard. Only 2 survived which I brought in side for winter.
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