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foolsgold
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i was just wondering how to store pollen, and how long it will remain viable?
It is extremely important that the pollen always stays dry. I was incredulous when I was told that water kills it, but then I had a batch of girls hermie on me. Shit! No problem! the man tells me, just spritz 'em down with water after you pick out the nanners. He was right!I have read that it is important to dry the pollen before freezing.
If it got wet it won't work. Drying it out won't make it viable again.When I dried my pollen out it didn't work.
Has anybody done the same?
It does not take much at all to get 20+ seeds. I used to collect pollen into a small Mason jar, then turn off the fans, take a small dry watercolor brush, and "paint" the branch I was interested in pollinating one bud at a time. I would dip the brush into the jar, tap it against the jar to remove excess, and grab a sticky bud and paint it like Picasso or Dali would treat their canvas:)) One might want to pick a branch further up the plant that gets the best light rather than one of those branches close to the bottom that flower but aren't worthy of a CannabisCup entry after harvesting. You could tie a ribbon around the branch to make it easy to remember which one has been pollinated but that is pretty easy to see as the seeds start growing. Also, give the seeds time to fully mature or you will end up with a nice collection of seeds that won't sprout (like I have in my seed collection). I have created 6 strains so far and have never had a problem with pollen ruining the crop or the like.Awesome thread guys! Great question, as Ive been wondering the same. How much pollen does it take to pollinate a branch and get a bunch (20 +) of seeds?