How to Hand Pollinate Squash and Pumpkin Flowers | Seed Saving Learning to save your own garden seeds? Join me in the melon patch for an up-close lesson in hand pollination! Learning to take the place of the bees and pollinate your squash crops by hand allows you to ensure that the seeds you are saving this year will be true to type next year! This includes both and winter squash (acorn, spaghetti, delicata, butternut, kabocha, cushaw, turban, pumpkins, hubbard, and more) and summer squash (zucchini, yellow crookneck, pattypan aka scallop, Lebanese, small decorative gourds, luffa, and all the rest). ➡ Blog post: ✳ Related videos: 🎥 Garden Tool Basket • Garden Tool Baske... 🎥 Grow an Endless Garden | Start Saving Seeds Today ✳ More videos you might enjoy: 🎥 Zucchini Velvet Soup | Easy Freezer Meal • Zucchini Velvet S... 🎥 KitchenAid vs Bosch vs Ankarsrum: Best Mixer for Bread Dough • KitchenAid vs Bo... 🎥 Indoor Salad Garden | 7 Steps to Growing Never-Ending Greens with No Special Equipment • Indoor Salad Gard... 🎥 Indoor Salad Garden Part 2 | 6 Colorful New Greens You Can Grow in the House! • Indoor Salad Gard... 🎥 Best Fruit Leather Method with 20 Tips for Success • Best Fruit Leathe... 🎥 Fruit Leather Troubleshooting Guide: Fixes to 7 Common Problems • Fruit Leather Tro... 🎥 Grow Meyer Lemon Trees from Seeds • Grow Meyer Lemon ... 🎥 Golden Sauerkraut | Sauerkraut that Tastes Good Video • Golden Sauerkraut... Resources for saving seeds 🌼 Seed Saver's Exchange 🌼 Seed to Seed, Seed Saving and Growing Techniques for Vegetable Gardeners by Suzanne Ashworth 🌼 The Seed Garden, The Art and Practice of Seed Saving, edited by Lee Buttala and Shanyn Siegel 🌸🏡🌸 Welcome to Chocolate Box Cottage, 🧁 the sweet spot between 🕰 old fashioned values, like gardening and cooking from scratch, and ✨ modern conveniences that make life easier. 🌼 If you’re looking to create your slice of country living with practicality and finesse, you’re in the right place! Find special recipes and simple gardening projects to make your home life more bountiful. 🌼 I’m a functional nutritional therapy practitioner, and have taught basic cooking, gardening, and homemaking skills to families for the last 20+ years. Blessings, Michele
This the first year I hand pollinated anything. I have 4 watermelon plants I really want to make fruit and I did it even with bees buzzing around my head 😂 I do have 3 melons I can see.
@@ChocolateBoxCottage I find myself 'saving' many of your videos to re-watch again, or I have to take notes during your videos to help me remember multiple items I did not know. Watching your videos I realize you know so much more than what I see on HF!!! Wow! You truly 'blossom' on your video's! Love them!
You're so sweet! I've been occupied with longer work hours and a new grandbaby. I hope to get back to making videos whenever that widow reopens. 😊 Michele
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How to Hand Pollinate Squash and Pumpkin Flowers | Seed Saving
Learning to save your own garden seeds? Join me in the melon patch for an up-close lesson in hand pollination! Learning to take the place of the bees and pollinate your squash crops by hand allows you to ensure that the seeds you are saving this year will be true to type next year! This includes both and winter squash (acorn, spaghetti, delicata, butternut, kabocha, cushaw, turban, pumpkins, hubbard, and more) and summer squash (zucchini, yellow crookneck, pattypan aka scallop, Lebanese, small decorative gourds, luffa, and all the rest).
➡ Blog post:
✳ Related videos:
🎥 Garden Tool Basket
• Garden Tool Baske...
🎥 Grow an Endless Garden | Start Saving Seeds Today
✳ More videos you might enjoy:
🎥 Zucchini Velvet Soup | Easy Freezer Meal
• Zucchini Velvet S...
🎥 KitchenAid vs Bosch vs Ankarsrum: Best Mixer for Bread Dough
• KitchenAid vs Bo...
🎥 Indoor Salad Garden | 7 Steps to Growing Never-Ending Greens with No Special Equipment
• Indoor Salad Gard...
🎥 Indoor Salad Garden Part 2 | 6 Colorful New Greens You Can Grow in the House!
• Indoor Salad Gard...
🎥 Best Fruit Leather Method with 20 Tips for Success
• Best Fruit Leathe...
🎥 Fruit Leather Troubleshooting Guide: Fixes to 7 Common Problems
• Fruit Leather Tro...
🎥 Grow Meyer Lemon Trees from Seeds
• Grow Meyer Lemon ...
🎥 Golden Sauerkraut | Sauerkraut that Tastes Good Video
• Golden Sauerkraut...
Resources for saving seeds
🌼 Seed Saver's Exchange
🌼 Seed to Seed, Seed Saving and Growing Techniques for Vegetable Gardeners by Suzanne Ashworth
🌼 The Seed Garden, The Art and Practice of Seed Saving, edited by Lee Buttala and Shanyn Siegel
🌸🏡🌸 Welcome to Chocolate Box Cottage, 🧁 the sweet spot between 🕰 old fashioned values, like gardening and cooking from scratch, and ✨ modern conveniences that make life easier.
🌼 If you’re looking to create your slice of country living with practicality and finesse, you’re in the right place! Find special recipes and simple gardening projects to make your home life more bountiful.
🌼 I’m a functional nutritional therapy practitioner, and have taught basic cooking, gardening, and homemaking skills to families for the last 20+ years.
Blessings,
Michele
Thanks for another informative, lovely video Michele! Love your apron.
I learned a lot from you today. Thank you!
Hi Jeanne, thank you for letting me know, I appreciate it! 🌸🌿 Michele
This the first year I hand pollinated anything. I have 4 watermelon plants I really want to make fruit and I did it even with bees buzzing around my head 😂 I do have 3 melons I can see.
Yay! Melons are a bit trickier due to the size of the blossoms. Good job! 🍉
hi michelle its torey here. i’m gonna send you the link to the videos of my channel.
You have some unique colors of squash!
There is so much more to squash (and vegetables in general) than what we see at the grocery store. There are literally thousands of kinds of squash!
@@ChocolateBoxCottage I find myself 'saving' many of your videos to re-watch again, or I have to take notes during your videos to help me remember multiple items I did not know. Watching your videos I realize you know so much more than what I see on HF!!! Wow! You truly 'blossom' on your video's! Love them!
Well done Ma'am. Very informative. Nice picture of your daughter and grandson.
Thanks Darrell :)
This was fascinating! Thank you so much!!
You're welcome - and thank you!
Thank you Michele. Now I know how to pollinate to seed save. Will be doing it this way this year.
You are so welcome, Ann! Happy gardening. 🌻 Michele
Michelle, I am stunned!! This is amazing and I've never seen anything like this before...thanks for passing on your knowledge :)
Thank you for your generous compliment, Lisa! XOXOX Michele
Thank you, Michelle It is like you were at my pool garden yesterday when I was trying to figure that out.
Hi Michelle good evening to you and your family enjoy your day my dear bye.
Hi Sandra, you have been in my thoughts. Thank you for the well wishes, I hope you are well too. ❤️ Michele
@@ChocolateBoxCottage Hi Michelle good night to you and your family yes everyone is doing good take care bye.
Awesome 👏🏻 Thank You so very much for this video! You have taught me so much in this video as I am a newish gardener! 👩🌾
I am so glad to hear it! Thank you for telling me. ♥️ Michele
So glad to find you here! Love your content !
Thank you so much!
I am missing your videos. Hope you are doing well! 💕
You're so sweet! I've been occupied with longer work hours and a new grandbaby. I hope to get back to making videos whenever that widow reopens. 😊 Michele
Can you do a sewing machine review
Thank you for your request, I only own one machine so it wouldn't be much of a comparison. I have a Janome Memory Craft 6500 and love it. ~ Michele
Wondering what happened to your videos and hoping all is well!
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Terrified of bees 😰😭 wish I was as brave as you
Oh no, I am so sorry! If I were allergic to bees I would not feel so brave, either. Love, Michele