Re: Pollen
- To: i*@rt66.com
- Subject: Re: Pollen
- From: R* T* D* <r*@sierratel.com>
- Date: Sun, 15 Dec 1996 11:02:15 -0800
SCHAFFCM@SNYBUFAA.CS.SNYBUF.EDU wrote:
>
> Rick
>
> Can you pick off the pollen when the bloom first opens and dry that
> for pollenation? Or must you leave it on the bloom to dry before picking it?
> Is the pollen ever "mature" or "immature", or is it just dry / not dry?
>
Carolyn,
I don't normally use pollen from freshly opened flowers. I usually wait
a few hours or look for 2 day old flowers. Not all varieties will have
immature pollen on first opening. Some varieties pollen looks good on
opening. Rain is a nemisis. If its coming, and you need pollen , get
it before the rain. Heavy dew is bad also. I never tried too much
experimenting. You don't get too many chances sometimes. LLoyd, Sharon
anyone else out there with an opinion.
I would have to say that mature/dry or immature/not dry are synonomus.
For when the pollen is mature it is dry. Unless it rains.
Rick Tasco
Central California--in the foothills of the Sierra Nevadas near Yosemite
Nationl Park -- Sunny today.
Zone 8.5
