Mixing in a 1/3 pollen, 2/3 flour mixture has the flour bind to the pollen, so that when you're applying it to female plants (and after it is applied), there's far less risk of the pollen floating and blowing around, pollinating other plants in the flower rooms.
can I store that in the fridge in vials with desiccant packs? for long term storage of pollen
I always store mine in 35mm film canisters, and put those in the cold cellar in my basement in my seed collection bin. Recently, I used pollen I had stored for about 14 months successfully, but pollen I had stored five years ago didn't turn out to be viable.
so prob past a year they start to not becoming viable I might just pollenate and save the seeds for later thanks for the info doe really appreciated trying to start crossing and I just wanna make sure my crosses are gonna be safe.
From most of my reading you start pushing it after a year and not many people have luck passed 2.
Yeah any way you want to play around is up to you......I have seeds in there also.....other crosses and some I want to cross with.....wish I could just grow it all out. But damn I wouldn't have the space for all that.