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Post by steve1 on Apr 3, 2016 16:57:15 GMT -5
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Post by steve1 on Apr 2, 2016 6:16:13 GMT -5
Sorry keen101 (Biolumo / Andrew B.) - not sure I explained myself very well. The whole constricted pod that Mendel used as one of his 7 traits was related to dry pod. If you don't get a constricted hugging the contours of the seed dry pod phenotype there should be neither of the recessive pp or vv genes present or in other words a full parchment shelling pea. By definition that is. I have struck one (so called) snow pea that developed parchment late, by none the less was full parchment shelling pea (with inflated dry pod). Mind you it was good to eat young. From my reading the PPvv genotype can have a complete thin layer of parchment (on the most extreme examples) but generally is just patches although in some cases can be very difficult to tell from non parchmented peas - from Rasmusson 1927 who wrote the stain phenotype/genotype paper. Same I would say with the ppVV genotype, some of the examples I've stained are so low in parchment (visually) you'd be extremely hard pressed to notice the difference between that genotype and a non parchmented ppvv genotype visually and on the tooth. When you next have a few very mature fresh pods (mature seed but not senescent) of Carouby split the pod in half length ways and snap the half pod out wards to inwards. I would expect pods that had a distinct peelable layer of parchment would dry as inflated pod type and and be genotype PPVV. Not that it matters if parchment is produced late and you use the peas early! More important if you are trying to breed snow/snap peas that are completely edible as mature pods. Hope that helps.
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Post by steve1 on Apr 1, 2016 22:43:56 GMT -5
keen101 (Biolumo / Andrew B.) - the constricted pod phenotype as related to Mendels work relates to a single recessive gene (though as his papers were lost they have not been able to work out whether it was pp or vv). In the 1860's the single recessive was the standard snow gene type and it wasn't I believe to about 1925 (Wellensiek), the no parchment ppvv genotype was recognized from a cross. I'd have to say from my testing the very small amounts of parchment seen in some of the single recessive genotypes would likely make no discernible difference to edibility. I will post a few more stain pics in the thread I have posted previously.
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Post by steve1 on Mar 24, 2016 18:02:36 GMT -5
steev I've had pods in the fridge for a few weeks and at 3' C they noticed yesterday some are growing roots in the pod - but no shoots. Not the first time I've seen that either.
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Post by steve1 on Mar 19, 2016 18:08:42 GMT -5
Just wondering whether anyone has dried and frozen pollen of Peruvian Giant corn as per Carol Deppes process? If so any chance it'll be viable in 9-12 months? The corn has grown well 3.5 m, developed an extensive root system and handled temperatures to 40'C with no issues. It's tasseling now at the autumn equinox, but no sign of silks. As I've read that may be a month away and I want to be sure that there is viable pollen for that, and for the crosses that I had initially dreamt up before I found out this corn was day length sensitive. Would be much easier to do the crosses next year if I can store the pollen. Any thoughts appreciated.
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Post by steve1 on Mar 9, 2016 5:18:15 GMT -5
I was looking at one today.It gets a few handfuls of chicken manure pellets once or twice a year and grows in a tub maybe a meter in diameter. No changing of water and yesterday it hit 104 f or 40c and looks great today in flower. Will try and post a pic tomorrow.
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Post by steve1 on Mar 9, 2016 5:04:21 GMT -5
prairiegarden I grow my maxima pumpkins up and on a 7 ft hedge. Trombocino zucchini are another good candidate. As for fixed trellis I have grown cucumber and melon on deer wire trellis which I use for beans generally. Larger gaps mean you can pick through the trellis from one side - excluding large melons!
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Post by steve1 on Feb 29, 2016 4:10:19 GMT -5
keen101 (Biolumo / Andrew B.) This entire growth comes from a junction. Normal above and below. It's flowering now so will bag some pods to keep the vermin out and see what happens. Interesting though, as for environmental factors - there's a few of those. Growing peas through mid summer being the biggest one.
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Post by steve1 on Feb 27, 2016 21:37:26 GMT -5
Hi all, Noticed this the other day, sorry the picture isn't that clear - difficult shot. Anyway the growth is much thicker than the growth it originates off - my thoughts were possibly a spontaneous chromosome doubling... Would be interested in your opinions. It's was given to me as a wild type purple podded sheller - it dehisces when dry, so not much use. www.dropbox.com/s/8n57rlyy3ahc3wp/TetraploidL32.jpg?dl=0Cheers Steve
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Post by steve1 on Feb 18, 2016 5:34:09 GMT -5
Thanks raymondo. Hours of entertainment there...
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Post by steve1 on Feb 18, 2016 2:06:29 GMT -5
Hmm, raymondo can you pm me the forum or info or post it please? Interested in this. Cheers Steve
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Post by steve1 on Feb 12, 2016 3:37:59 GMT -5
Love a few bulbs templeton... My potato onions came from CERES nursery. raymondo I'm still working out why it lasted so well, but fair to say the garlic was stored with the potato onions in a plastic bag mostly in the car or house. My hypothesis is it may be to do with the seed meal and lime derived complete fertilizer not the variety... Happy to pass it on of you would like to try.
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Post by steve1 on Feb 10, 2016 16:07:53 GMT -5
I found similar with rocambole and potato onions. We've been eating them since December 2014. Storage was a plastic bag in the car or the house, or the kitchen bench. Potato onions were starting to go soft so planted them all last week in semi shade in case summer heat waves return... All growing well.
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Post by steve1 on Feb 4, 2016 5:46:23 GMT -5
I must admit I hadn't really thought about the in/out breeding of runners until Diane mentioned it. I might bag a raceme of flowers and see what happens... Interesting idea about the lone runner in the row of vulgaris though...
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Post by steve1 on Feb 4, 2016 0:44:17 GMT -5
Hmm. Isolation then if you want to keep them pure though I've read the hybrids have variable self fertility.
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