microwaving pollen

pelarg@aol.com pelarg@aol.com
Mon, 15 Feb 2016 16:34:18 PST
Hi Nhu et al,
So all this talk of microwaving pollen has come at a good time, I have one plant in a pot of seedlings of Phycella australis in bloom right now with two flowers.  Very pretty thing.  I am assuming it is probably self sterile so I will nuke some pollen now and mix it with the fresh stuff and report back on results later on.   
A good mini project on a cold and snowy day, while we await a rainstorm and 50 plus degree temps tomrrow after visiting -3 F yesterday.   I will be glad when spring finally gets here.
Ernie DeMarie
In evidently Z6 NY when it should be Z7.  Eranthis are up as are a few crocus, the eranthis are of course frozen today (little yellow frozen spheres that cant open) but hopefully will be okay by tomorrow.  




-----Original Message-----
From: Nhu Nguyen <xerantheum@gmail.com>
To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Mon, Feb 15, 2016 5:11 pm
Subject: Re: [pbs] microwaving pollen

By the way, I always use fresh pollen in the microwave. I have not had good
results with dried or frozen pollen.

Nhu

On Mon, Feb 15, 2016 at 1:18 PM, David Pilling <david@pilling.demon.co.uk>
wrote:

> The drying paper says that microwaves cause a lot of damage, presumably by
> making any water instantly boil and explode. If the pollen is already dry
> there is not that effect.
>






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