tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888299989065786666.post3770497289465513168..comments2023-10-31T08:36:03.759-07:00Comments on Bill's Daylily Corner: Storing Pollen.Bill Waldrophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18012064602543142108noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888299989065786666.post-90910912887884199942013-08-08T06:44:08.180-07:002013-08-08T06:44:08.180-07:00Thanks David for your comment. I was surprised th...Thanks David for your comment. I was surprised that there were no questions following my post. There were several questions when I mentioned this subject at the National in Minneapolis.<br /><br />The point about writing the name of the pollen on the end of the match box is important. Otherwise it would be hard to keep up with which pollen came from where.<br /><br />BillBill Waldrophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18012064602543142108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888299989065786666.post-17171080781573005762013-08-07T17:06:18.707-07:002013-08-07T17:06:18.707-07:00You can purchase the small match boxes at Dollar T...You can purchase the small match boxes at Dollar Tree stores, or similar places. The matches themselves contain potassium, so could be put in tomato planting holes next spring, if you have a few hundred left over. Some write the cultivar name on the end of the box, and put a few in a ziploc bag in the freezer. Frozen pollen allows you to use it on flowers not blooming when you collect the anthers. One of our friends calls them "antlers". I guess only males have antlers, so maybe there's something to it. <br />Bud N. Branch (AKA David) Davidnoreply@blogger.com