How to Pollinate Haworthia Flowers | Haworthia Pollination Technique | Haworthia Hybrids

[@morrisparkintheozarks6831]

Great video!! Glad you had success with the paint brush bristle!! I would hate to see what happened after trying to get a cat to cooperate with the whisker idea!! My cats wouldn't go for that! It would end up rrrrrrAAWWWOOO!!!!cut ,bite ,scratch, multiple lacerations!!! Hahaha! 😂!!!!! That's interesting that they take more traits from the father. It's been my experience with Euphorbias that they tend towards the mother more. Or like in the case of my Euphorbia enigma, look like the mother for the first five years, then start showing the other traits of the father. Plants are just so amazing!!! Can't wait to see what you get from these!!! You should also get some different phenotypes! Very exciting!!! Great contest idea also!!! From Morris park in the Ozarks, to the U.K. & Singapore, have a great day guys!!! Peace,Love,Plants!!!✌💖🌵🌸🌴💐🌲🌷🌳🌺🌿🌹

[@Cactimania]

Haha thank you so much Clyde. I could have taken a whisker from our chihuahua but I doubt he would have cooperated either 😂 Yeah I thought it was a bit strange when I read the traits from the father plant would be more dominant, I guess it’s a case of just wait and see. Hoping for a nice 50/50 mix on some of them. Really looking forward to seeing what the Hakuma x Tsukikage will look like. Thank you for watching and commenting as always my friend, from Edith & myself to you and Deb, have a wonderful day 🌵☀️🌺🌸🌼🏜

[@morrisparkintheozarks6831]

@@Cactimania well, no , I don't think little Diesel would have liked that either!!! Grrrrrr!!!! Hahaha!!!😂

[@peterbender8547]

Thank you, for unselfishly showing us your technique to pollinate the haworthias in such clear detail . I am fired up and ready to start my attempts at pollinating them.

[@Cactimania]

You’re welcome 😊 Good luck pollinating your Haworthia, hope you get lots of seeds from them. Thank you for watching and commenting 🌵☀️🌼🌺🏜

[@maureenswallow3054]

A very interesting and successful technique, looking forward to The future in more ways than one!good luck,Bill.

[@Cactimania]

Thank you 😊 This method has worked well for me, managed to pollinate a lot of Haworthia. Thanks for watching and commenting as always. Have a wonderful evening from Edith & myself 🌵☀️🌼🌸🏜

[@anakalit4474]

Very good job

[@Cactimania]

Thank you 😊 Thanks for watching and commenting 🌵☀️🌺🌼🌸🏜

[@farbt456]

Crecieron muy hermosas

[@Cactimania]

Thank you for watching and commenting 🌵☀️🌼🌺🏜

[@desertplantsofavalon]

WOW! what a BRILLIANT video Daz :-D and I have learned so much about how to pollinate Haworthia and harvest the seeds from your video, and EXCELLENT informative and very detailed information, and I love how you have shown all of the stages from pollination, to seed pods forming and the harvesting, definitely the BEST info and video EVER on Pollinating and harvesting Haworthia, AMAZING macro and filming too Daz, thanks so much for sharing, and Hans and I are sending you and beautiful Edith lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to England and Singapore for a wonderful Tuesday today XXXX

[@Cactimania]

Thank you so much Lyn 😊 So excited to get sowing these seeds and seeing what they’ll look like. I think it’s only fitting if I give one unique looking one the cultivar name ‘Kimberley’ 😊 You’ll get some of the seeds as well because I’m going to end up with so many haha. Thank you so much again Lyn, from Edith & myself to you and Hans, have a wonderful day ❤️🌵☀️🌸🌺🌼🏜

[@desertplantsofavalon]

@@Cactimania Oh WOW Daz :-D thank you so very much, thats so wonderful XXXX

[@mandyreiss5259]

If anyone knows it would definitely be Sandy's! She's the guru! Thanks for sharing this video, I've wondered how these unique hybrids are "made".

[@Cactimania]

Thank you so much 😊 Yes Sandy definitely helped in making the pollination of these plants easier for me. Thanks for watching and commenting 🌵☀️🌼🌸🌺🏜

[@florencetety8187]

Awesome! thanks for the video. Appreciate your efforts to present this to us. Greetings from Indonesia.

[@Cactimania]

Thank you 😊 Glad you enjoyed. Thanks for watching and commenting 🌵☀️🌺🌼🌸🏜

[@florencetety8187]

Liked and subscribed. I will save your video as my reference. I hope will soon apply your method. Eagerly waiting my Hawortias to bloom. Thank you.

[@Cactimania]

@@florencetety8187 thank you, I appreciate that 😊 Hope you get lots of blooms and get lots of seeds from your Haworthia 🌵☀️🌼🌺🌸🏜

[@JanetUrsel]

Very interesting! Filed away for future reference.

[@Cactimania]

Thank you, Janet 😊 It’s been fun pollinating the Haworthia this way, hated the peeling off petals method and pretty much gave up haha. Thank you for watching and commenting, from Edith & myself, have a wonderful Sunday 🌵☀️🌸🌺🌼🏜

[@musicalmarion]

Daz I really enjoy watching seedy videos so thanks for that one, very informative. It even makes me want to have a go myself! : )

[@Cactimania]

Haha thank you, Marion. I definitely recommend giving it a go, waaaay easier and a more successful method for pollinating Haworthia than peeling petals off. Thank you for watching and commenting, from Edith & myself, have a wonderful day 🌵☀️🌼🌺🌸🏜

[@kaktus_cactus]

How resourceful! You could have sed your dog's whisker ahahaha thanks for sharing this method. Great to see success and looking forward to updates.

[@Cactimania]

Haha I don’t think Diesel would have given up one his whiskers 😂 Thank you for watching and commenting as always Magda, from Edith & myself, have a wonderful day 🌵☀️🌼🌸🌺🏜

[@tracystropicalgreenhouse8055]

Wow this is cool to see what comes out. When you pollinated it, it actually looked like the real thing lol. Just like the bee would do. 🤗🌵🌱💚🍀.

[@Cactimania]

Thank you so much, Tracy 😊 Can’t wait to get sowing these seeds and seeing what they look like. Thank you for watching and commenting, from Edith & myself, have a wonderful day 🌵☀️🌼🌸🌺🏜

[@ErnestoTheThird]

Thank you good sir. May you be blessed with more success and good fortune.

[@Cactimania]

Thank you, and you also 😊 Thanks for watching and commenting 🌵☀️🌼🌺🏜

[@BogoljubTeofilovic]

fantastic video! will be saving it for some future pollination attempt :)

[@Cactimania]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed 😊 Good luck with your pollination. Thank you for watching and commenting and happy growing 🌵☀️🌼🏜

[@Arpannursery]

Wow superb video I like it 👌😀👍

[@Cactimania]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed 😊 Thanks for watching and commenting 👍🏻🌵☀️🌼🏜

[@alessandrodesouza4856]

Seu vídeo é bem sóbrio e interessante. Me estimulou a tentar fazer a polinização nas Haworthia. Via aquelas minúsculas flores, mas não atinava como eu poderia fazer o cruzamento. Sua dica de procurar imitar a natureza, como no caso da probóscide da abelha, por meio do uso de um fio do bigode do gato foi simplesmente genial. Vou estender o emprego dessa técnica às flores de Aloe e Gasteria. Espero que dê certo a mim e a todos que o fizerem. Agradeço por compartilhar.

[@Cactimania]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed the video 😊 Good luck with your pollination 🌵☀️🌺🌼🏜

[@CactaceaeReview]

Haha, can try using own hair? 🤣. Thanks for the tips! Great video and clear instruction Daz. Nice music ❤

[@Cactimania]

Haha you could use your own, it’ll probably work 😂 Glad you enjoyed the video my friend, have a wonderful evening from Edith & myself 🌵☀️🌼🌸🌺🏜

[@CactaceaeReview]

@@Cactimania haha! Will try! 🤣🤣🤣

[@edithcoliagrandis]

My hair would be much better because it’s very dark and you can see the pollen on it. Daz’s hair is lighter so might not be able to see the pollen well. 🤣

[@CactaceaeReview]

@@edithcoliagrandis LOL!!!🤣

[@cactusandfriends_by_vane]

🤣 You know what? I've seen someone doing that here in KZbin for Echeverias pollination.

[@tomosdyke6462]

Thank you so much for the helpful information! This is my first time trying pollination and I ended up with 4 pods this year so far, I've got two different pregnant plants and I'm trying for more, I have about 30 different haworthia's.. thanks again my success is all because of your video!!!

[@Cactimania]

That’s awesome, glad the pollination technique is working well for you, certainly better than messing around peeling petals off. Good luck with the germination as well. Thanks for watching and commenting 👍🏻🌵☀️🌼🏜

[@Brother_Nature.]

Congratulations… talk about a process 👏👏

[@Cactimania]

Thank you 😊 Thanks for watching and commenting 🌵☀️🌺🌸🌼🏜

[@philgray1421]

Great video mate...very informative ....cant wait to see what grows from them👍👍👍

[@Cactimania]

Cheers mate, looking forward to seeing what these hybrids will look like 😁👍🏻🌵☀️🏜

[@ming1426]

amazing! thanks for sharing!

[@Cactimania]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed 😊 Thanks for watching and commenting 🌵☀️🌼🌺🌸🏜

[@thiagoandrade4025]

I have no words....😀👍👍👍👍

[@Cactimania]

Thank you for watching and commenting 😊🌵☀️🌺🏜

[@edithcoliagrandis]

Well done, Sweetheart! ❤️ Love the clear macro shots, detailed procedure and tons of helpful tips for future reference. I am so very proud of this work because I know that it took you over a month to complete this 12 minute video. Such dedication. Kudos, My Love! ❤️🤗😘🥰❤️

[@Cactimania]

Thank you so much my love ❤️ Yeah it took a while to complete, could have finished it sooner but I wanted to include some harvesting in the video too. Can’t wait to sow these and see what the offspring will look like, especially the Hakuma & Tsukikage. Thank you as always babe for all your love, support and encouragement ❤️🥰🤗😘❤️

[@edithcoliagrandis]

@@Cactimania excited for those hybrids too. 🥳♾❤️♾

[@cactusandfriends_by_vane]

I agree with you Edith! Marvelous photography, with the details of the flowers and the pollination.👌💯💕

[@Taintless101]

Very useful. Thanks!

[@Cactimania]

Thank you 😊 Thanks for watching and commenting 🌵☀️🌼🏜

[@CactusCaffeine]

Very cool technique. I can apply that too in some cactus flowers. The Eriosyce flowers have very small openings and I was thinking of cutting the flower open. I can try this trick instead. 🙂 Very good video, Daz. Very clear and informative. 👍🏼😃 Looking forward to seeing how the seeds come up to be.

[@Cactimania]

Thank you Ana. Yep I was thinking this pollination tool/technique will also be good for Aloes and Gasteria. Even on some Gymnos that don’t fully expose their stigma. Thank you for watching and commenting as always Ana, from Edith & myself, have a wonderful day and week 🌵☀️🌼🌺🏜☕️

[@cactusandfriends_by_vane]

I loved the video! Thank you for sharing that technical procedure to do this. It looks easier than cutting the flowers. I will give it a try!👍 Have a nice day 😘🌺🌵☮️💕

[@Cactimania]

Thank you so much Vanesa 😊 This method is so much easier than the tedious way of peeling petals off. Please let me know how you get on pollinating your Haworthia using this technique 😁 Thank you for watching and commenting as always, from Edith & myself, have a wonderful afternoon and evening 🌵☀️🌸🌼🌺🏜

[@cactusandfriends_by_vane]

@@Cactimania Sure, I will let you know ☺️👍. I don't have any 'cute' Haworthia hybrid but I will try with my species when they'll flower (just starting flower growth right now, because I have them outside all the year).

[@mollycher3630]

This is my first seeing pollination using a “cat’s whisker”. Usually it’s with a brush or stick but for the haworthia flowers it worked perfectly even able to bend and twist accordingly. Excellent pollination video Daz. The part where you showed the cross section and labelled the different parts of the flower was very intriguing including seeing you hand pollinate the blooms right up to the formation of seed pots and harvesting. A very informative and clearly demonstrated pollination video, Daz. I’ve no another adjectives to say. Warm greetings from Malaysia to the UK a and Singapore

[@Cactimania]

Thank you so much Molly 😊 So happy I’ve finally managed to pollinate some Haworthia after so many failed attempts. This is definitely the technique I’ll use from now on. Thank you again Molly for your awesome comments, from Edith & myself, have a wonderful day 🌵☀️🌸🌺🌼🏜

[@johanspringer7008]

Thanks so much for the video, I see my haworthia setting seed pods on their own but I didn't know how to harvest them. I'll definitely be trying this technique to both pollinate and harvest.

[@Cactimania]

Thank you, Johan. Good luck with your Haworthia pollination. I hope you get lots of seeds 😃 Thank you for watching and commenting. Happy growing 👍🏻🌵🏜☀️

[@MyPlantWorld]

Very well explained 👌

[@Cactimania]

Thank you 😊 Thanks for watching and commenting 🌵☀️🌺🌼🏜

[@PurpleandThorns]

Oh wow what a great video. Full of information and very interesting what the hybrids going to look like. That’s an amazing pollination. Haven’t seen a haworthia being pollinated before. Haha the cat is so cute. And all the haworthias you showed are all so pretty. So nice to harvest loads of seeds from them too, what a success. Looking forward to see the tiny babies. Got my parksiana today. Just don’t have time to edit and upload yet, glad I’ve got a few scheduled shorts videos, been busy and only now I got time to look at KZbin haha.

[@Cactimania]

Thank you so much Katherine 😊 The little pygmeae asperula was one of the ones you sent me, lots of seed pods on it 😊 Can’t wait to see what the hybrids will look like as well, looking forward to sowing them. Haha the kitty is one of Ediths, they’re both cuties! Look forward to seeing your parksiana, I noticed there’s 3 listed on eBay at the moment from the same seller. Thank you so much again Katherine, from Edith & myself, have a wonderful evening 🌵☀️🌼🌸🌺🏜

[@PurpleandThorns]

@@Cactimania haha thought it’s Edith’s cat 🐈 Your parksiana is a lot better, mine is just a single tiny plant. Huhu I want the one on ebay 😁

[@CactusCove]

That was an excellent video and brilliant pollinating tool, really amazing how many seeds were developing on the plants, really pleased for you after all this time of trying... You'll be overrun with Haworthia seeds now 😆 🌵👌🏻😁

[@Cactimania]

Haha thank you so much Claire. Been wanting to create some Haworthia hybrids for ages, so happy I’ve finally managed to now. Glad you enjoyed the video. Thank you for watching and commenting as always, from Edith & myself, have a wonderful afternoon and evening 🌵☀️🌼🌸🌺🏜

[@jossue9120]

Hi! 😄 I really find your video usefull, i'm trying to crosspolinate a haworthia and a gasteria with a pincel but it hasn't be successful but I will give It a try with one of muy doggy's hair. Wish me luck

[@Cactimania]

Thank you 😊 Best of luck with your pollination. Thanks for watching and commenting 🌵☀️🌺🌼🏜

[@elizabettacowley5352]

Gracias por el video. Aún me queda una duda con respecto a la polinización. ¿En qué momento exactamente se debe poner la cinta adhesiva? Es decir, si la ponemos antes de tiempo, ¿la cinta adhesiva apretaría lo suficiente al ovario como para no permitirle extenderse lo suficiente para almacenar más semillas? Espero que se entienda mi duda y disculpa por el idioma, no quise utilizar Google traductor para formular la pregunta lo mejor posible.

[@Cactimania]

You can put the tape around the seed pods after a few weeks. Doesn't have to be tight. Just enough to catch the seeds. Thank you for watching and commenting 🌵☀️🌼🌸🌺🏜

[@elizabettacowley5352]

Le agradezco mucho por tomarse el tiempo de responder.

[@bartlipetri6895]

Super informative! I’ve been pulling the ugly stalks, but now I can play genetic scientist!

[@Cactimania]

Haha 😂 Also there’s a chance the flower stalks can grow offsets on them, so even ones I don’t pollinate I leave to flower. Thanks for watching and commenting 🌵☀️🌺🌼🏜

[@williamalvey632]

A big thank you I will have ago I will have go making a one bristle pollinating tool I have tried with a small paint brush with no look a big thank you for for an excellent video

[@Cactimania]

Thank you, glad it was helpful 😊 A single bristle works great for pollinating Haworthia, or anything really that’s fine enough to get inside the flowers and for the pollen to stick to. Thanks for watching and commenting 🌵☀️🌼🌺🏜

[@Saleca]

will you do a germination video for that seeds?

[@Cactimania]

I will indeed, very soon 😊 Thank you for watching and commenting 🌵☀️🌺🌼🏜

[@Saleca]

@@Cactimania and i liked very much the content 🙏

[@Cactimania]

@@Saleca thank you, glad you enjoyed 😊🌵☀️🌸🌼🌺

[@Cactus_Y_Estrellas_Suculentas]

🤔 interesting. I will try that

[@Cactimania]

Good luck 😊 Thanks for watching and commenting 👍🏻🌵☀️🌼🏜

[@Prickly-Brew]

I’m a cactus guy but love these as well. I’ve always been told that in cacti that the mother gives 3/4 of her genetics and the father 1/4

[@Cactimania]

That's very interesting and is probably true for these as well, all of the hybrids I've made look more like the mother plants. Thanks for watching and commenting 🌵☀️🌺🌼🏜

[@Prickly-Brew]

@@Cactimania what ever the flower of choice you choose obviously will be the female. Like say you see a tag say” Rosie2 X Sharxx Blue “. There is a set placement I always get them confused myself but for my points sake let’s say the first name is the males genetics and second the females. If you find out which is the correct order pls let me know again. Thanks. I hope this helps you some how when determining which parent will put forth more genetics. Oh what brought me to your vid is my haworthia are about to bloom.

[@mauyerco]

Big Big thank you..the best video on KZbin about haworthia pollination. I've replicates all the operations explained with success. According to your experience how long the seeds maintain their germination power. Thanks

[@Cactimania]

Thank you 😊 Much appreciated. I've germinated Haworthia seeds that have been a couple of years old, so long as they're stored correctly they stay viable for quite a while. Thank you for watching and commenting 🌵☀️🌸🌺🌼🏜

[@leeannsherlock1517]

Thank you for this very informative video guide to pollinating these tiny flowers. It inspired me to pollinate my concurrently blooming Aloe blue elf and Aloe firebird. You make it look easy but it takes a steady hand and a good eye, with the addition of a magnifier for me.... 🤓 Question: do you clean the whisker between flowers? Or cross pollinate back and forth between the two plants?

[@Cactimania]

Thank you, LeeAnn 😊 Good luck with the pollination on your Aloes. I only clean the pollen off if I start pollinating different plants. For two plants you’re wanting to cross pollinate then just keep going back and fourth between the flowers. Thank you for watching and commenting, have a wonderful day from Edith & myself 🌵☀️🌸🌼🌺🏜

[@kareng2803]

Great video so detailed. Thank you

[@Cactimania]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed 😊 Thanks for watching and commenting 🌵☀️🌼🌺🏜

[@garygilliam1890]

A lot of good information thanks have a great day I am going to try this I also won’t to do aloes this way

[@Cactimania]

Thank you, Gary 😊 Thanks for watching and commenting. Have a lovely evening and rest of the weekend from Edith & myself 🌵☀️🌺🌼🌸🏜

[@dchettri]

Please make detailed video on crossing haworthia ×gasteria×aloe. Thankyou

[@Cactimania]

Crossing those species together is more difficult, but is possible. Unfortunately I have no Aloes in bloom right now and only one Gasteria but I’ll see what I can do. Thanks for watching and commenting 🌵☀️🌼🌺🏜

[@rogercmm]

Hello. I greet you from Ecuador. Thank you very much for your explanation. I would like to know if it is possible that seeds are generated from a single individual (self-pollination) or I necessarily require two different ones (cross-pollination).

[@Cactimania]

Hello. Haworthia are not self-fertile so you need two individual plants for pollination to work. Thank you for watching and commenting 🌵☀️🌼🌸🌺🏜

[@susanamedina5011]

Se puede hibridar distintas especies ?ejemplo gasterias y haworthias.?

[@Cactimania]

Yes it’s possible but more difficult to achieve. Thank you for watching and commenting 🌵☀️🌺🌼🏜

[@xxxxxx-ze3vr]

Now my cat finally has occasion to repay for his killing many of my plants🤣thank u for that video so much 💞

[@Cactimania]

Haha you’re welcome. Thank you for watching and commenting. Happy pollinating and growing 🌵☀️🌺🌼🏜

[@sabinpantis4149]

Can you store polen in case to hey don't flower at the same time?

[@Cactimania]

I’m not sure on the viability of Haworthia pollen. I know you can store cactus pollen in the freezer and it’s apparently still viable for up to three months. Thank you for watching and commenting 🌵☀️🌸🌼🌺🏜

[@sabinpantis4149]

@@Cactimania 💚💚💚🙏

[@Fernandoairbnb]

Thank you for sharing! I have a question, what temperature do you have on average year round for your Haworthia? Thanks in advance.

[@Cactimania]

Thank you 😊 They're kept pretty warm all year round. The lowest temperature they experience is probably 12 to 15c. Thanks for watching and commenting 🌵☀️🌸🌼🌺🏜

[@sabinpantis4149]

I think you could successfully use thin long brushes like ones used for nail art.as a dental technician i often use these kind of brushes.

[@Cactimania]

Yep you could use those. Anything that fits inside the small flowers and anything is better than peeling the petals off. Thank you for watching and commenting 🌵☀️🌺🌸🌼🏜

[@ManymansionsinmyFathershouse]

Hey Daz. Do you still use the paint bristle for pollinating haws? Found anything better?

[@Cactimania]

Yeah I still use the single bristle. I even use it for pollinating my Euphorbia flowers and it works great on those, too. Thank you for watching and commenting 🌵☀️🌼🌺🌸🏜

[@chrisgoldbach4450]

Im so mad at myself right now. Thought it was a random seed in the pot sprouting so pulled it............will it try to come back or better luck next year??

[@Cactimania]

It likely won’t come back. Usually if the roots come away from a tiny seedling it’s pretty much done for 🌵☀️🌼🌺🏜

[@chrisgoldbach4450]

@@Cactimania i think it was trying to flower from the side but looked like a cotyledon so i mistaked it for a seedling of something else

[@Cactimania]

@@chrisgoldbach4450 hmm usually they flower from the crown, you sure it wasn’t an offset? What species of Haworthia is it? 🌵☀️🌼🌺🏜

[@chrisgoldbach4450]

@@Cactimania fasciata. Pretty sure no off shoot and my other succulents are the only plants around it so thats why the cotyledon confused me. Looks like a long stemmed cotyledon. I dipped it in root powder haha

[@yonko2167]

Stigma and pollent mature in the same time mr cactus?

[@Cactimania]

They’re usually ready to be pollinated as soon as they open, but always worth pollinating the flowers a few times a day every day. Thanks for watching and commenting 🌵☀️🌺🌼🏜

[@JanetUrsel]

For the first time ever I have two Haworthia blooming at the same time, although one is just starting and the other is finishing. You'll never guess what I used as a tool, having no cat whiskers available. A rubber toothpick! 😂 There seemed to be a little pollen stuck to it, so here's hoping it released a little of it... I'm wondering if a round toothpick might be better.

[@Cactimania]

That’s great, Janet 😃 You can use anything that’s able to fit inside the flower and pollen will stick to it. Using something soft is safer though as you don’t want to risk bruising the stigma otherwise the pollen won’t take. I hope you are successful in the pollination of your Haworthia 😊 Thank you for watching and commenting, have a wonderful day from Edith & myself 🌵☀️🌸🌺🌼🏜

[@JanetUrsel]

@@Cactimania Well, we will see how it goes. If not, there's always next year.

[@aranducontreras7886]

En español por favor

[@Monolop]

I do not support the use of a cat whisker, they dont grow back and they need it

[@Cactimania]

I didn’t use a cats whisker, I used a bristle from a paint brush. And actually yes, they do grow back.

[@lego1631]

If you own a cat you find whiskers all over the house. You just save them. As easy as that. No one here is pulling whiskers out of their cats faces.

[@whocares337]

you should definitely NEVER cut one of your cats whiskers as they rely on them for multiples things and can become stressed and disoriented if trimmed. yes they grow back but this doesn't mean it is okay to go and trim them. so fine use it if your cat happens to shed one but i cannot stress it enough. DO NOT TRIM YOUR CATS WHISKERS!

[@Cactimania]

I agree, and I never encouraged anyone to cut a whisker off their cat. A bristle from a paintbrush works just as good.

[@whocares337]

i feel as though some people just might actually consider and go though with it without realising the risks. you definitely didn't encourage it and i hope my comment didn't come off as too rude. i enjoy your content, keep doing you. :))