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Originally Posted by zipcode
You can just pinch fresh opened flowers from the donor, throw them in a small baggie and let them dry there (don't agitate the bag). When time comes, take one out and and shake the pollen on a piece of glass or something. Trying to shake pollen from nondry flowers is not very productive, not much will come out (depends on variety, I find some are suspiciously stingy especially beafsteaks), and hard to store.
I think the emasculating part is the more difficult part.
Not sure how long the pollen should be viable though.
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Hi..I am having difficulty getting pollen due to my eyesight etc...Instead of breaking the anther apart and cutting it etc .....I wonder if one can pull the ANTHER from the donor flower and try and place it over the emasculated stigma of the mother plant??
I presume it will not work as I have not come across anything written but I thought it worth while asking the experts...Thankyou Ron...