How long does pollen survive?

DillyTrying2Learn · Jan 25, 2025

Is there any studies or anything on how long pollen can survive before it will no longer be effective? I feel like it would last forever but someone told me after a week or won't pollinate anymore.

ArtfulCodger · Jan 25, 2025

It doesn't last forever. Stored properly, it can last months, but how much of it is viable falls over time.

DillyTrying2Learn · Jan 25, 2025

ArtfulCodger said:
It doesn't last forever. Stored properly, it can last months, but how much of it is viable falls over time.

I had plants herm and pollen definitely made it all around the tent, I plan on taking a couple months break and was wondering how vital it is to methodically clean over bit of the tent and everything I can more than the usual.

ArtfulCodger · Jan 25, 2025

I'd at least wipe down the tent with diluted bleach. If you're taking months off, I probably wouldn't bother taking fans apart, for example.

OldOneEye · Jan 25, 2025

DillyTrying2Learn said:
I had plants herm and pollen definitely made it all around the tent, I plan on taking a couple months break and was wondering how vital it is to methodically clean over bit of the tent and everything I can more than the usual.

Water makes pollen inert.

HerbalEdu · Jan 26, 2025

pollen is only viable for a few days after release in normal environnemental condition, water is enough to neutralize pollen

JeffWix67 · Jan 26, 2025

DillyTrying2Learn said:
I had plants herm and pollen definitely made it all around the tent, I plan on taking a couple months break and was wondering how vital it is to methodically clean over bit of the tent and everything I can more than the usual.

Once water hits pollen it is inert.

How long does pollen survive?

How long does pollen survive?

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