Will this pollen last?

AllenHaze

AllenHaze

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Hey guys. Trying to store some pollen for use in about 2-3 months. I don't have a screen. What I did was get out as much of the other plant material as I could by sifting it through pantyhose. I then took a q-tip and picked up all the pollen I could get. At that point, I cut the tip of the q-tip off and put it into a zip-lock seed baggie. Is this going to hold in the freezer for 3 months assuming the pollen is dry? Totally new to collecting pollen so any help would be much appreciated. I don't see why it wouldn't work but maybe someone knows something which says otherwise that they can share. Thanks. :peace:
 
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bf80255

bf80255

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AllenHaze said:
Hey guys. Trying to store some pollen for use in about 2-3 months. I don't have a screen. What I did was get out as much of the other plant material as I could by sifting it through pantyhose. I then took a q-tip and picked up all the pollen I could get. At that point, I cut the tip of the q-tip off and put it into a zip-lock seed baggie. Is this going to hold in the freezer for 3 months assuming the pollen is dry? Totally new to collecting pollen so any help would be much appreciated. I don't see why it wouldn't work but maybe someone knows something which says otherwise that they can share. Thanks. :peace:
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sounds like youve got your process pretty well on point, cant say as ive never done this personally but i have successfully stored pollen with lots of plant matter in the fridge inside a cheap baggie and it was still partially viable a month later so.... idk but probably
 
GroErr

GroErr

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I recently pollinated and got seeds with 1 month old pollen just in a baggy in the fridge and 2 month old pollen in the freezer. I cut it with flour, it reduces/sucks up any moisture which is your main concern when storing it for a while. When I freeze it I stick the flour/pollen mix in the bag inside a jar filled with rice, it supposedly helps with moisture as well. I use about a 5 (flour) to 1 (pollen) ratio. it's supposedly good for about 6 months that way, haven't tried keeping it that long though, try and use it in the first 3 months to be safe.
 
AllenHaze

AllenHaze

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GroErr said:
I recently pollinated and got seeds with 1 month old pollen just in a baggy in the fridge and 2 month old pollen in the freezer. I cut it with flour, it reduces/sucks up any moisture which is your main concern when storing it for a while. When I freeze it I stick the flour/pollen mix in the bag inside a jar filled with rice, it supposedly helps with moisture as well. I use about a 5 (flour) to 1 (pollen) ratio. it's supposedly good for about 6 months that way, haven't tried keeping it that long though, try and use it in the first 3 months to be safe.
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Sweet. :smile: Thanks man, I appreciate it. Hearing the rice and flour methods again is all I need. :bigjoint: :peace:
 
Jimdamick

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If you want to germinate in a year or so, cut some sacks, put them in a baggy, and put them any where you want. Break them up when ready, and away you go. Pollen is some tough shit.
 
polo the don

polo the don

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Jimdamick said:
If you want to germinate in a year or so, cut some sacks, put them in a baggy, and put them any where you want. Break them up when ready, and away you go. Pollen is some tough shit.
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So are you saying that in your experience it is not nessisary to seperate the vegetative matter from the actual pollen, nor to freeze it? Just dry and store?
 
GroErr

GroErr

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polo the don said:
So are you saying that in your experience it is not nessisary to seperate the vegetative matter from the actual pollen, nor to freeze it? Just dry and store?
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Yeah, would like to hear some experiences with longer term storage, I don't trust long term viability but haven't tried it either, would be nice to store it longer. I usually get enough pollen to selectively breed for a long time from a single plant. I have a ton of Jack The Ripper pollen from a huge male, maybe I'll just keep it around...
 
Jimdamick

Jimdamick

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polo the don said:
So are you saying that in your experience it is not nessisary to seperate the vegetative matter from the actual pollen, nor to freeze it? Just dry and store?
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Absolutely. For instance, take a sack and put it a baggie. Let it dry for 6 months. Take it out, smack any buds around that you hate, and away you go.
 
GroErr

GroErr

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GroErr said:
Yeah, would like to hear some experiences with longer term storage, I don't trust long term viability but haven't tried it either, would be nice to store it longer. I usually get enough pollen to selectively breed for a long time from a single plant. I have a ton of Jack The Ripper pollen from a huge male, maybe I'll just keep it around...
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I guess one way to look at it, if the pollen isn't viable after a year, the pollination fails, you're only left with sensi bud to smoke, hmmmm, sounds like a loose-win situation ;)
 
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AllenHaze said:
Hey guys. Trying to store some pollen for use in about 2-3 months. I don't have a screen. What I did was get out as much of the other plant material as I could by sifting it through pantyhose. I then took a q-tip and picked up all the pollen I could get. At that point, I cut the tip of the q-tip off and put it into a zip-lock seed baggie. Is this going to hold in the freezer for 3 months assuming the pollen is dry? Totally new to collecting pollen so any help would be much appreciated. I don't see why it wouldn't work but maybe someone knows something which says otherwise that they can share. Thanks. :peace:
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You can keep it viable in the freezer for just about forever.
 
eastcoastmo

eastcoastmo

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I keep mine (whole dried flowers) in a plastic container with dessicant in the fridge. Have had some 2 years so far and still viable. When i want to use it, i sift it over the bud using a strainer. Or i use a paintbrush if i only want specific buds pollinated :)
 
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