Anyone else do this?
Ever since i got bit by the seed making bug i’ve had urges to try my hand at other genetic manipulation.
We grow LOTS of veg and flowers here at Casa de Yeti, and in the last few years ive been playing with Tulips in the spring!
I took these two…
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And wanted to find out if that frilled edge was a recessive or dominant gene, so with the help of a q-tip and some time…
It’s dominant!
So for next year we’ll find out if i can toss a frilled edge on some others, like this one!
Anyone else doing stuff like this too?
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ix3u
May 11, 2023, 8:06pm
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Holy shit that’s awesome! Nice work! I have not dabbled with it yet, but plan to at some point soon!
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You need to dress up to do it properly.
White lab coat, pocket protector and metal clipboard
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ix3u
May 11, 2023, 8:10pm
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What about a tyvek suit and safety glasses?
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I had 2 kids if that counts
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LOL. It counts in different ways…
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ix3u
May 11, 2023, 8:16pm
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It’s fun seeing how the genetics express themselves… I too have dabbled in genetic research
Also, I hate participating in convos when I don’t have any likes left. What if you guys think I don’t like your posts
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Tejas
May 11, 2023, 8:16pm
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No but I’m impressed with your work.
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just gonna leave this here
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It’s not work my friend, more playing.
This helps me with finding and testing alternate collection and storage ideas for pollen also…
Finding that tulip pollen on a q-tip in just a freezer ziplock has more than a year shelf life was a surprise.
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DUUUUUUUUUUUUUUDDDDDEEEEEE!!!
Freaking amazing @Yetigrows !
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i have liek two bulbs at work that i planted that have frilled edges
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That is fricken awsome bud!
Our sweet willams’ all come out different, no two are exactly alike! I think it all just occurs naturally, different phenotypes I suppose.
The photo does NO justice, I had to squint at this flower to take this pic!!
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I’d kind of like to do something like that with these passion flowers. Bonus fruit too. You’ve inspired me
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. I do in case you were wondering 
