To: "'North American Fruit Explorers'" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Precocity and pollination
Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2005 12:36:06 -0700
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.