Re: freezing males


Paul.........

Check the archives for June 2000.  There was some discussion on
storing/freezing pollen back then.  I recall one grower claiming she stored
pollen in a plastic dish in the fridge for a couple of weeks, though I
don't  remember if she commented on pollination success.




                                                                                               
                    "Paul Huffer"                                                              
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I have not checked in for a while, but I have a question for the list. I
only have room for 1 main plant ( mombert 934) But I also grow a second at
the edge of my patch & let 2 vines go in opposite directions around the
edge of the patch for a pollinator ( holland 945). I always let a fruit
grow on the pollinator just to see what happens. Now here,s the problem I
want to make sure I have males from the 945, can these males be frozen &
used later if so how. Or can they be stored some other way & be used later.
Thanks for the input I really want this cross to work..................Paul



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