Re: HYB: question - pollen & dessicant

Hi Linda,

If you're storing the pollen in closed plastic containers there's always
some moisture build up. If they're good tight containers, the freezer air
shouldn't be getting into them. The desiccant keeps the pollen from going
mushy if there's any residual moisture.. (I harvest the entire anther then
air dry them before freezing). As far as "too dry"... I haven't found that
to be the case.

Christy Hensler
Newport, WA
SDBs and 2 totally confused setosas are budded up!


----- Original Message -----
From: "Linda Mann" <lmann@icx.net>


> Why would one need dessicant in a self-defrosting freezer?  Is there
> such a thing as getting pollen too dry, such that the pollen needs to be
> protected from the too dry air of the freezer?
>




 

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