Pollinate KAMOKAMO by Hand - Cook For the Plate

Did you know you can use the male flower to pollinate the female when there are no bees around to do the job? Get out there early in the morning when the flowers are open.
We have gone from having thousands of bees around pollinating the citrus a couple of months ago to nothing just when we need them to pollinate our kamokamo and buttercup squash.
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[@johnjordan4647]

My Mother who passed away at the beginning of 2022 aged 95 used to take the seeds out of the Kamokamo and stuff them with mixture of mince and other flavours and bake them in the oven Delicious 👍

[@WekaDigitalMediaNZ]

Can't beat the old mince and kamokamo alright, good kai! I like to grate the excess and freeze for winter stews and soups when veges are expensive.

[@peterkiwara3986]

That's cool I grow kamokamo and I didn't know you needed to do that I thought the one's that didn't grow just didn't grow

[@Pilot_Penguin]

Hey Mike, You should go to Papamoa beach to get some Tua Tua...there are plenty and they are fat as now...take a bottle for sea water to soak them and let them spit their sand. Love ya vidz...keep it up man🙏

[@scale2tail]

Fantastic mate. I do the same with my pumpkins. As you would know. It's slower growing, of course. Some people just don't understand how healthy and delicious fresh fruit and veg from the garden are. Awesome 👌

[@WekaDigitalMediaNZ]

Especially when you are paying $15 a pumpkin at the moment. 😬

[@scale2tail]

@WekaDigitalMediaNZ yes mate. They don't come cheap for something that is easily grown in your own backyard

[@nzlongd.styles4694]

Those flowers are good in a boil up as well Mike

[@SoleAdventuresNZ]

Awesome bro. Think this what i need to do to my 2 kamokamo plants cause there no bees around at the mo

[@WekaDigitalMediaNZ]

Should increase your pollination this way bro until the bees turn up. Still not many around my plants.

[@debramage739]

Looking good. Well done with the pollination 😊

[@WekaDigitalMediaNZ]

Saw some bees yesterday morning cruising around but I'm still doing their job 😏😃

[@charlie77577]

Yum.. Weno weno😍My favourite to eat with hard fat brisket and just boiled potatoes.. Call me simple to feed😂

[@hoani1000]

When I was growing up over home I would help my father and uncles to do this every year just to make sure we got a good crop

[@WekaDigitalMediaNZ]

Some people have been asking on a Facebook group about pollinating kamokamo. And some had no idea which flower was which though Google will give the answers 🙂 I'm doing the pumpkin as well at the moment.

[@bigstevetiananga3577]

I miss eating Kamokamo bro,

[@WekaDigitalMediaNZ]

Was something I missed when I was living overseas too bro but now picking one every few days from one plant.

[@PaulaStevenson-v1x]

KiaOra Mike your kamo kamo looks absolutely beautiful and ur beans to! Me and Glen of camping today with our dog to we of to woodmans point u might know if it with every other man n his dog Algood we have plenty of privacy to do what we like 😅😅 Merry Christmas and have mean new year churrrr for the shout out in ur last video we were chuffed to bits 🍻🍻 Wish we could post pics of our set up 👌👌🍻 Looking forward to ur next video warm regards me and Glen🤙🤙

[@WekaDigitalMediaNZ]

Kia ora Paula and Glen, merry xmas to you two as well. How hot is it today?😬🥵 Have fun camping, will be busy alright, people and cars everywhere around here lol. Send me some pics via Instagram of your set up!😀

[@PaulaStevenson-v1x]

Yea mate ur not wrong we have plenty of relaxants to keep us calm😂😂 Oh yup sweet as will sent pix to u via insta👍🖕

[@WekaDigitalMediaNZ]

Just had a google, are you guys in WA? Can't beat been 'relaxed' whilst camping😅

[@PaulaStevenson-v1x]

Not that middle finger emoji clumsy typing 🤦‍♀️

[@PaulaStevenson-v1x]

@@WekaDigitalMediaNZ yep we’re in WA ☺️

[@Outdoorcookwarereviews]

😋🙂👍

[@desireehenry6098]

Kia ora Mike do you know why I only have male flowers? I have 3 plants and I have only had one female which I did this to after watching your post and I got a kamokamo. Vut that was and still is the only female flower! I even pollinated male with male 😅😅😂 nothing!!!

[@WekaDigitalMediaNZ]

Kia ora Desiree, a good question and is something that I am going through now with my pumpkins and kamokamo after getting 20 kamokamo from one seed and that is probably due to the heat and not enough water. Could be also from too much nitrogen. Plants tend to grow mainly male flowers in that environment. Good try on the male to male though😬

[@desireehenry6098]

@@WekaDigitalMediaNZ cheers Mike will keep talking to them and will look at the nitrogen then. Me and my partner love watching you and Rubba...

[@phyllisuwekoolani5985]

Is there really a lack of bees that makes it necessary to hand pollinate?

[@WekaDigitalMediaNZ]

There was for a couple of weeks but I see some around now pollinating the flowers.

[@phyllisuwekoolani5985]

Tell them to "Bee" on time! Mahalo for replying. @@WekaDigitalMediaNZ

[@adamheazlett1179]

Checkout new bee hives harvest without opening the hive.Chinese have copied so cheap now.Hope you and family have a great 2024.

[@WekaDigitalMediaNZ]

I'm driving through bees every afternoon at the moment. Some hives are around an area I go too. Bee poo all over the car 🙂