[NAFEX] Precocity and pollination
Mark Lee
markl at nytec.com
Thu Jun 16 15:36:06 EDT 2005
Derry wrote
>The temperature has to be above 14°C (57°F) for the pollen to be
fertile.
This could in part explain why I had poor fruit set. Early spring was
warm, but when the blossoms came out, the average temp dropped to the
lower 50's. Another problem I have this year is lack of blossoms, a
cause of which is excess nitrogen in the previous year. I may be guilty
of over feeding.
-Mark Lee, Seattle, zone 8A
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