Posted by Dave Hill on September 15, 2011, 5:04 pm
I want to save pollen from some dahlias to use next year.
Has anyone here ever saved pollen?
How did you do it?
David Hill
Posted by Christina Websell on September 15, 2011, 5:16 pm
>I want to save pollen from some dahlias to use next year.
> Has anyone here ever saved pollen?
> How did you do it?
> David Hill
Ask the bees! Seriously, I'm not sure you can. I suppose you could try
and collect it and keep it in a paper bag.
Why do you want to, as a matter of interest?
Tina
Posted by Dave Hill on September 16, 2011, 4:23 am
On Sep 15, 10:16 pm, "Christina Websell"
> >I want to save pollen from some dahlias to use next year.
> > Has anyone here ever saved pollen?
> > How did you do it?
> > David Hill
> Ask the bees! Seriously, I'm not sure you can. I suppose you could try
> and collect it and keep it in a paper bag.
> Why do you want to, as a matter of interest?
> Tina
I know it can be done, and can be kept for several years if done
properly.
I want to cross a very late flowering dahlia with some early flowering
varieties.
Posted by Michael Bell on September 16, 2011, 5:19 am
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> On Sep 15, 10:16 pm, "Christina Websell"
>>
>>
>>>I want to save pollen from some dahlias to use next year.
>>> Has anyone here ever saved pollen?
>>> How did you do it?
>>> David Hill
>>
>> Ask the bees! Seriously, I'm not sure you can. I suppose you could try
>> and collect it and keep it in a paper bag.
>> Why do you want to, as a matter of interest?
>> Tina
> I know it can be done, and can be kept for several years if done
> properly.
> I want to cross a very late flowering dahlia with some early flowering
> varieties.
I have tried to cross varieties of alder with different pollen-drop
times. I did it by cutting twigs of the early pollener and putting
them in the fridge in water and taking them out into room temperature
a few days before needed. Not so practical with dahlias though!
Michael Bell
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Posted by Spider on September 16, 2011, 5:50 am
On 16/09/2011 09:23, Dave Hill wrote:
> On Sep 15, 10:16 pm, "Christina Websell"
>>
>>
>>> I want to save pollen from some dahlias to use next year.
>>> Has anyone here ever saved pollen?
>>> How did you do it?
>>> David Hill
>>
>> Ask the bees! Seriously, I'm not sure you can. I suppose you could try
>> and collect it and keep it in a paper bag.
>> Why do you want to, as a matter of interest?
>> Tina
> I know it can be done, and can be kept for several years if done
> properly.
> I want to cross a very late flowering dahlia with some early flowering
> varieties.
Forgive me, David, if I'm being particlarly dense, but wouldn't it be
easier to save the early-flowering dahlia pollen for 2 or 3 months until
the late-flowerer blooms and then cross them, rather than try and keep
pollen viable for a year?
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Spider
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> Has anyone here ever saved pollen?
> How did you do it?
> David Hill