Pollination of rockmelons

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Tommoz says... Why use a paintbrush? Just rip off a male flower and make that your 'paintbrush'. Rub that against a female flower (They have a small swollen primitive fruit behind them). Do this in the morning when the pollen is fresh.	About the Author Tommoz Sydney 14th December 2016 9:52pm #UserID: 7219 Posts: 340 View All Tommoz's Edible Fruit Trees
Pepe starts with ... Hi everyone lots of drama getting rockmelons to pollinate. Lack of bees have tried using a brush to pollinate still no good any hints truly appreciated. Thanks Phil	About the Author Pepe Cairns 13th December 2016 11:22am #UserID: 15200 Posts: 1 View All Pepe's Edible Fruit Trees
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Julie says... I have found that nearly all the squash family produce male flowers long before females, then sometimes females with no males! So I collect some of the male pollen and freeze it for later use - it works well. When I have both at the same time, I do as Tommoz does, and use the male stigma to rub on the female.	About the Author Julie Roleystone WA 16th December 2016 4:07pm #UserID: 154 Posts: 1842 View All Julie's Edible Fruit Trees
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