"Geoff" wrote in message
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"judith" wrote in message
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is it worth helping them with say a small paint brush?

I use a rabbit's tail - remove the rabbit first of course!!

Geoff

The most effective way I found was to trap some teased out cotton wool
in a split at the end of a thin cane and dab the open flowers with it.
The wool will gradually become yellow and this is an indication that the
pollen is being transferred satisfactorily.

Regards,
Emrys Davies.