MELLENS

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  1. Orchid man

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    HI DO I NEED TO POLINATE MY PLANT FOR IT TO FRUIT OR NOT?
     
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    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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    Yes. you do.
    I used to use a small paint brush. [​IMG]
     
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    thanks dude can i polinate using same flowers on the plant
     
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    You need to transfer the pollen from the male flowers on the plant to the female ones, best done on a sunny dry day.
     
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    how do know the diffrence :D :D :D :cool:
     
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    ok dude my bad i spose the ones with th polens are males [​IMG]
     
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