[irises]HYB:Update

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• Subject: [iris] [irises]HYB:Update
• From: A*@aol.com
• Date: Sun, 28 May 2006 21:13:28 EDT
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Thought I would update a couple of things.  
 
Frozen pollen: None of my fall crosses 2005 would take so I froze  pollen.  
First I put some powdered milk in a gallon zip lock bag and placed  the bag in 
the freezer.  (Per Colleen) 
 
As fall bloom season progressed I put several envelopes containing pollen  
into the gallon bag.  The pollen did not rest on the powered milk.  I  dried the 
anthers about 2 hours each before I placed them in the envelopes and  then 
into the bag.  
 
When the pink/purple seedling bloomed I was out of worthy pollen in the  
garden.  I commented on here that I didn't think the freezer pollen  (Renown) was 
any good because it didn't 'feel' right.  I 'feel' all of my  pollen and 
thought I'd developed a good sense for good and not so good.   Made the cross 
anyway!  And it took!  Another cross with the same  pollen did not take, but it was 
from a different envelope.  Probably  harvested at a different time.  
 
Anyway, I'm happy that it worked!  
 
I did a decent job of writing down weather and flower conditions this  
spring.  Many of the flowers I'd marked as "too dry" also took.    These showed no 
moisture in the stigma and with the constant wind I have this  year, I didn't 
expect much!  Never give up!  
 
Have way too many takes this year!!!  
 
 
 
 
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