Member discussion regarding the methods, varieties and merits of growing tomatoes.
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July 20, 2018 | #1 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Posts: 78
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Hand pollinating with saved pollen during hot months?
Has anyone ever done this, or heard of someone else trying it? Using a tooth brush to collect some pollen, put it in a vial with some desiccant in the fridge or freezer, and take it out to hand pollinate flowers when its too hot for plants to produce viable pollen. I think i am going to try it next year if i remember to collect pollen when the weather is nice.
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July 20, 2018 | #2 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Newfoundland, Canada
Posts: 6,793
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I've certainly thought about it. When I collect pollen for crosses I just keep them in the cool basement and add some fresh pollen if I can get it each time, but that is a time frame of days not weeks.
I believe crmauch has posted about storing pollen in the fridge, in the crosstalk subforum. |
July 21, 2018 | #3 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Posts: 3,194
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