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Luskville Quebec Canada

hi everyone , does anybody had success pollinating with one day old male flowers kept in the fridge ..
my female opens tomorrow and theres no male in sight (ready)
i have two that are from yesterday
thanks

6/28/2015 9:16:49 PM

Partlow,Va

I think you are better off(or may have better luck) opening one that will open the next day. I pryed some open this year in the same position... pollen is not going to last 24 hrs imo

6/28/2015 11:31:03 PM

Partlow,Va

The fridge should help you though

6/28/2015 11:32:09 PM

Western ny

i have had good luck with 2 day old male flowers ----give a try,,,,has worked for me

6/28/2015 11:42:07 PM

San Diego

I've polinated with flowers a day old in fridge and it worked for me, go for it.

6/29/2015 1:22:12 AM

Luskville Quebec Canada

done , will see if it takes
i dont have much to loose anyway
thanks!

6/29/2015 7:43:29 AM

Stanwood, Washington

I think that the pollen can last a long time if kept cool. I did some looking on the web a while back. Didn't find much on Pumpkins but researches have frozen tomato pollen and used it years later. Also orchid growers have a lot of success storing pollen in refrigeration for weeks.

6/30/2015 7:03:27 PM

Central Illinois

Pot heads freeze pollen, humidity plays a big role too and wet pollen is dead pollen some say.

I was using styrofoam cups over my flowers and a lot of the females flowers had water in them, I switched to paper sacks and cover with a tent if its going to rain

7/1/2015 8:32:34 AM