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I am new to self pollinating and cross pollinating Sarrs. Is there any way to tell if pollinating worked except waiting to see if ovary swells?

If the flower stalk doesn't wither up is a good sign that it's cooking seeds. On the other hand, I've had some that the ovary didn't really swell, but the stalk never dried up either. Most had a single seed, but couple were barren.
I've heard reference to the ovary getting a pebbled texture if cooking seeds, but I've had some pebbled from the beginning, and others stay smooth until I harvested seeds.
The only real way to know is to wait until it dries up and you can see if there are seeds.

Great. Thank you for that info. I will probably spend the next several days checking for and self pollinating a lot of my plants. Most blooms are covered but I purchased several of the Sarrs during the Holiday special and they are plants of Matt's choosing so some have no ID. I am sure someone will be able to figure out what they are once they bloom or get larger pitchers so I will be able to self pollinate or do some crosses next season. I am sticking to self pollination this year until I get the hang of it.