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    A new friend I found in the rose garden.
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    morning glory sprouts

    They have come up in two places in my big rose garden at work, grrrrrr. I pull and I pull, and I spray roundup, they will not die.....Not my favorite plant at all.
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    First vanilla bean flower pod!!!!

    You do make me laugh.. Well, now we just wait for 6 months as the two beans grow longer and fatter, and I keep looking for more flower pods to grow. Planted two more and ordered one more to grow.
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    First vanilla bean flower pod!!!!

    Its such a long time to get a vanilla bean....now I just have to be careful and not bump them, so they don't break off...
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    First vanilla bean flower pod!!!!

    OK, update.... Out of five flowers, I ended up with two that will turn into vanilla beans. Now the long wait, they stay on the vine for at least 6 months before I get to start the long harvesting process. Also waiting to see if more flower pods come out.
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    First vanilla bean flower pod!!!!

    lol, just figured out this was meant for me....scroll up, I did post a picture.
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    First vanilla bean flower pod!!!!

    Too funny.....Well, the second flower I thought I did good on, fell off, stem and all, so no good. Did the 3rd one very easy, so fingers crossed. Two more coming up so far.
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    First vanilla bean flower pod!!!!

    Not by what all the videos say, you have to move the little flap up, then fold the pollen under where the flap was.
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    First vanilla bean flower pod!!!!

    Another one opened, pollinated it just fine, so I think I have the handle on it now, (I hope). Two more coming up so far...
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    First vanilla bean flower pod!!!!

    I have watched many videos on how to pollinate them, I have that part down, its just trying to hold the flower to do it, without breaking it, lol.
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    First vanilla bean flower pod!!!!

    No, thats what all the videos say, the flower is only open for a few hours in the morning, then its done. So you only have a small window to pollinate, and you have to get inside it to do it.
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    First vanilla bean flower pod!!!!

    I use a toothpick to slowly lift up a little flap, then fold it back down over the pollen. I watched videos to see how to do it. Had to rip open the flower to get to the inner parts.
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    First vanilla bean flower pod!!!!

    by a little bee, but they are not found everywhere, so most is done by hand.
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    First vanilla bean flower pod!!!!

    Yes, feel pretty crappy, at least I didn't break the second one, they are kinda hard not to break...practice I guess.
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    First vanilla bean flower pod!!!!

    Well, happy and sad news.....two flowers opened, and I broke the first one trying to pollinate it(grrrrr, I need a drink), and think I got the second one done. Two more to come, then the long wait till I can harvest and start the next long process, but still fun.
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    First vanilla bean flower pod!!!!

    LOL, thanks, I am so excited too, I keep watching the videos to see how to pollinate, hope my fingers can do it!!!
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    First vanilla bean flower pod!!!!

    Flowers getting closer to opening.....
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    First vanilla bean flower pod!!!!

    Looks good, that is what I started with.
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    First vanilla bean flower pod!!!!

    YES!!! It takes 3 years to get flowers, then many months for the pods to cure into usable vanilla, haven't really looked at the part yet, grew 4 plants, one didn't make it, and one is very thin, not doing as good as the other two. Grew up and down on trellises, have only one pod so far.
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    First vanilla bean flower pod!!!!

    It is an orchid, but it makes vanilla beans from the flowers, hopefully!!
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