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habman
06-14-2007, 10:43 AM
How long can you keep pollen?
I plan to experiment with cross pollination.
But it can be hard to have both plants blossoming at the same time.
So I figure I can extract and store pollen from 1 plant and use it when the 2nd plant is blossoming.
I'm thinking of crossing an annuum with chinense.

LUCKYDOG
06-14-2007, 12:51 PM
How are you storing it? I suppose folded in some black paper and then in baby food jar with little sac of dessicant in the freeezer should last more than a few months.

habman
06-14-2007, 04:43 PM
How are you storing it? I suppose folded in some black paper and then in baby food jar with little sac of dessicant in the freeezer should last more than a few months.

Good point Luckydog. I'll keep it in the freezer.

gardenkiller
06-14-2007, 09:44 PM
Here is a link that might be helpful to you....

http://faq.gardenweb.com/faq/lists/hybrid/2005102809003082.html