FW: pumpkin pollen

TO:  ZOO & others  

The pollen answers are starting to pour in. I have 3 sent to me and
noticed one sent to the group.
Maybe we should keep a few of their email addresses for future
questions, or talk them into 
joining the group.
Lets hope there is some agreement in them.
I will forward along to the group.  

Gordon Tanner
Maple Valley, WA


> ----------
> From: 	Thomas C. Andres[SMTP:tom@andres.com]
> Sent: 	Wednesday, June 10, 1998 5:14 PM
> To: 	Tanner, Gordon L
> Subject: 	Re: pumpkin pollen
> 
> >
> >Can you collect and store pumpkin pollen for later use?
> 
> Yes, in liquid nitrogen but otherwise, see below.
> >
> >When a male flower withers is the pollen still good?
> 
> No.
> >
> >Is pollen alive?
> 
> Yes.
> >
> >If I cut of the flowers and put them in the fridge in water is that
> >enough to keep the pollen good for a few days?
> 
> Only for male flowers that are ready to open the next day and then
> only for
> a couple days in storage. It is easy to tell which flowers are going
> to
> open the following morning--usually the petals of the closed flower
> turn
> from green to a yellow cast.
> >
> >Should I cut off the withered end of the flower for any reason while
> >storing?
> 
> No need to but keep them in high humidity such as in a plastic bag.
> >
> >Can you apply pollen that is wet from rain to a female and have it
> still
> >work?
> >
> No.
> 
> Usually pumpkin vines have a lot more male flowers than female
> flowers. If
> you have a day where there are only female flowers, I'd remove them if
> you
> only want hand-pollinated fruits and wait for a day when you have both
> sexes open. Remember to cover over the female flowers that you
> hand-pollinate so that the bees don't contaminate your crosses with
> additional foreign pollen.
> 
> I hope this answers your questions and happy pollinating.
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