Hi Gregg, Nhu, I read it in an old Dutch book about sowing and growing plants. More antique than up-to-date. But when I read about this it intrigued me. I would not believe it myself in the beginning. But I like to try and and experiment. I add pollen of the same plant, and add some cement powder. And I was quite astonished about the results. I had one Cyrtanthus contractus flowering in December 2013. And I did this trick and now I have some seed pods on it........ From a spring like Holland, Hans Huizing Meppel, Holland Gregg schreef op 17-2-2014 1:05: > Quite fascinating, Hans. But I wonder most as to how you came to choose using cement powder to induce fertilization?? It would likely not have been my first choice... or second or third! That it works is remarkable. Do you use this technique widely with different plants? > > > Gregg DeChirico > Santa Barbara, California > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Hans Huizing <hanshuizing@home.nl> > To: pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > Sent: Sunday, February 16, 2014 11:21 AM > Subject: Re: [pbs] Pollen > > > Hi Diana, > > It sounds maybe quite strange, but for me it is in a lot of cases quite > successful. > I put some cement powder (yes cement powder) on a cotton tip and put it > on the pistil. > I do not know why it works, but it does. > Maybe one of the components in the cement powder triggers fertilization. > > And please for all of you, don not start telling this is nonsense. > I know from own experience that it works in quite some cases. > > Maybe someone can tell the secret behind this. > > > Hans Huizing > > > > > > Diana Chapman schreef op 16-2-2014 17:36: >> Many thanks, Fred. >> >> Diana >>> Hi Diana, >>> >>> My C. falcatus should be breaking dormancy very shortly. As soon as it does. I'll be happy to harvest the pollen and send it to you. >>> >>> Warm Regards, >>> Fred >>> >>> ...From very snow weary Cambridge MA and more on the way!!!!! >>> >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Diana Chapman >>> Sent: Friday, February 14, 2014 9:47 AM >>> To: Pacific Bulb Society >>> Subject: [pbs] Pollen >>> >>> Does anyone have pollen of Cyrtanthus falcatus available? I have two clones, but one doesn't look like it's going to bloom this year. I am sure I could offer something nice in return. >>> >>> Diana >>> Telos Rare Bulbs >>> http://www.telosrarebulbs.com/ >>> _______________________________________________ >>> pbs mailing list >>> pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >>> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php >>> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >>> _______________________________________________ >>> pbs mailing list >>> pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >>> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php >>> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> pbs mailing list >> pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php >> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > *H. J. Huizing* Wapendrager 38 7943 RP Meppel Holland // Tel: (0031) 0522-440717 hanshuizing@home.nl http://www.dehuizings.nl/ http://www.hanshuizing.nl/ *Loving plants is not a virus. It's a highly evolved state of being.* Get a signature like this. <http://s.wisestamp.com/links/…> Click here. <http://s.wisestamp.com/links/…>