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Pollinating
Chirita
You
want good, dry pollen on the anthers and the stigma, when
it is ready will be (and appear) slightly sticky- wet.
For
a bloom- typically between 3 - 7 days old the stigma will
be ready. The pollen- keep checking after the third day.
Seed
pods- take about three months to dry. Just leave them on
the plant or harvest when dry and keep in a cool, dry place
(contained) like in an
envelope or something.
The higher the
humidity, the better the outcome. |
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| Storing
Pollen
One
popular way of storing pollen is folding a small peice of
wax paper into a little envelope and shaking the pollen
off into the little wax paper envelope. Then put that into
a larger, labeled envelope and store it in the fridge or
a cool, dry place.
Stored
well and dry, it will probably be viable for at least a
couple of years.
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