tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469232416726264910.post8387332517625813582..comments2021-10-30T21:36:08.379-04:00Comments on Barbs Blurbs: A complaint.Barbie~http://www.blogger.com/profile/14431239835933503549noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469232416726264910.post-19714946730568084752010-10-07T09:30:30.730-04:002010-10-07T09:30:30.730-04:00Oh, I Do! I hand pollinate anything and everything...Oh, I Do! I hand pollinate anything and everything that can be. LOL. I try with the cucumbers and Canteloupe as well even though the flower parts are so teeytiny. :-) The problem is actually that the wall of our house is cooking them, and as I found out recently with the moth invasion some of the female flowers are getting eaten into by mothcats so they never even open to pollinate. Even if they did the damage is already done and it couldn't grow.<br />Believe it or not I'v enever had a fresh fig so I don't even know if I like them!Barbie~https://www.blogger.com/profile/14431239835933503549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469232416726264910.post-15432077071658161322010-10-07T08:00:14.558-04:002010-10-07T08:00:14.558-04:00Hi Barb, Have you tried hand pollinating your pump...Hi Barb, Have you tried hand pollinating your pumpkins? It's easy. I have a post about it here:<br />http://bigoaksfarm.blogspot.com/2008/10/pollinating-pumpkins.html<br />About the fruit trees, I would start with a fig, if you like figs. We have Brown Turkey figs. I don't know what would grow well under it though. It may not like having competition for fertilizer. Also, they suffer from nematodes, so you'd have to plant something that doesn't attract them - like no okra or tomatoes.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08044242234157130481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469232416726264910.post-38419297134843437702010-10-06T16:41:54.860-04:002010-10-06T16:41:54.860-04:00Glad you've had some good luck. It's the ...Glad you've had some good luck. It's the small victories that count and keep you hungry for more.Ribbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01460673212389110633noreply@blogger.com