No worries I've never dealt with males before so I'm having a blast with these. Any smoke I can get from outdoors is a bonus. I just like to watch them grow. I live in a forest and the bugs and mold/mildew come middle of September. So anything I can get before that is niceBummer on the 3/4 males. Luck of the draw
If he is starting to drop, it won’t be long before you can snip off the sacs and dry them. Mature pollen wil be pale yellow. Excellent work!!Some pollen and parts dropped off this morning when I tapped him
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Snip off the group of sacks at the top? Shoebox with parchment? I figured I'd just keep tapping it and storing the pollen that falls in a tubeIf he is starting to drop, it won’t be long before you can snip off the sacs and dry them. Mature pollen wil be pale yellow. Excellent work!!
Easier to collect pollen from snipped/dried sacs. You will have more volume to work with. It should fill a half seed tube. Use a credit card to scrape it off the parchment. Store with a desiccant bead/grain of baked rice in the freezer until ready to use.Snip off the group of sacks at the top? Shoebox with parchment? I figured I'd just keep tapping it and storing the pollen that falls in a tube