Plumeria pollination methods and plumeria pollinators
Planning for late 2018 and 2019 plumeria seeds Work in Progress….. Every year, I have to start thinking about the next year’s supply of seeds. Determining which plumeria I want to get seed pods from and should I manually self-pollinate or cross-pollinate. This year, Irma gave us a chance to rearrange most of our plumeria … Read more
Plumeria seed pods begin with pollination. Sometimes that pollination is planned by the grower, and sometimes it happens naturally in the garden. The important thing for seed growers is to record what is actually known. If you know the pod parent but not the pollen parent, say that. If you made a controlled cross, record … Read more
Seed Formation Plants reproduce using eggs and sperm, just like people. However, they don’t have physical sex! Male plants release pollen, which fertilize ovaries. The fertilized ovaries develop into seeds, which can then be distributed to make new plants. As the fertilized ovaries develop, a surplus of carbohydrates and proteins are stored inside the seed. This will serve … Read more