Re: HYB: tips - pollen forceps, frost covers

Christian,
They call me "Speedy!" <vbg> It really doesn't take that long to retrieve pollen. No pollen is harmed in the process!
All post-it-notes are positioned with the name facing out. No one but me messing around in there.
I do a new ziplock for each season with "Spring 2008" printed on the large envelope. If that helps any. It takes a lot less space and is easier than the vile or tubes. (for me) Getting the viles and desiccant from the pharmacy is a chore when you live out in the country.
I don't use a lot of frozen pollen but it's nice knowing it's there if I want it. Put some new pollen in the freezer today due to this storm. 

<<It seemed to me that shuffleing through a
bunch of post-it envelopes for the one envelope you wanted might expose
the others to enough warmth to thaw the pollen, which might be
undesireable.>>

Betty


-----Original Message-----
From: christian foster <flatnflashy@yahoo.com>
To: iris@hort.net
Sent: Fri, 2 May 2008 6:51 pm
Subject: Re: [iris] HYB: tips - pollen forceps, frost covers



Linda,

I was at an indoor flea market last year and found a vendor who had just
a bunch of bins of various things. One of his bins contained just
tweezers, I think I picked up 4 pairs of long pointed straight tweezers
for $2 or some such. I bet that was easier than filing down your
hemostats.

My favorite daubing tweezers have bent tips. I think maybe they were
forceps in a previous life.

Speaking of innovations...Betty mentioned freezing pollen in postits the
other day. I think she mentioned that she uses a large paper envelope to
hold smaller Post-it envelopes, and then only retreives the specific
packet she wants to thaw. It seemed to me that shuffleing through a
bunch of post-it envelopes for the one envelope you wanted might expose
the others to enough warmth to thaw the pollen, which might be
undesireable.

they ides, or floppy discs or whatnot.

christian

--- On Fri, 5/2/08, Linda Mann <lmann@lock-net.com> wrote:

From: Linda Mann <lmann@lock-net.com>
Subject: [iris] HYB: tips - pollen forceps, frost covers
To: iris@hort.net
Date: Friday, May 2, 2008, 6:05 PM

Can't find my narrow long tweezer/forceps I usually use, was frustrated
using the big fat clunky hemostat type forceps. Nearly impossible to
get behind stamen to pluck anthers.

Finally had the bright idea to file them thinner, with tips as thin as
regular tweezers. Works great.

Also, had the bright idea to drive rebar type electric fence posts into
the ground and put the two hollow beach handles of beach umbrellas on
them over a couple of clumps of potential pod parents - very stable &
kept them warm as temps hovered around freezing.

Any other innovations?
--
Linda Mann east Tennessee USA zone 7/8
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