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Monday, July 15, 2024
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Garwolf
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Kutztown, PA
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Since, everyone seems to have a different opinion regarding how long male flowers/pollen is viable and because at least one experienced grower believes it can be viable to at least 4 days, I decided to do a controlled experiment. On Wed. July 10th, I picked a few male flowers that looked like they would open the next day. I placed the flowers in a plastic container on a damp paper towel, put the top on and stuck them on the middle shelf of the fridge. On Sat. July 13th, I took the flowers out of the fridge, placed them in room temp. water, covered them with an insect proof bag, then set them on the front porch to let them get to ambient temperature. Three of them appeared to be more open than the others and I suspect if I had set them in direct sun, they might have opened fully. Two hours later I used all of them to pollinate a pumpkin on my 150 plant that I had covered with an insect proof bag two days before. So, 3 overnights in the fridge. We'll see what happens
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