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Mill Bay, British Columbia

I read in How-To-Grow World Class Giant Pumpkins (Organic) that "the males pollen can be effectively used long after the flower has withered" and I wondered....

Looks like I am going to have to provide male flowers for a few of the other Boyz that have females coming soon and for whatever reason they are short on males....from others experience using older male flowers, approximately how long is the pollen still viable??

Thanks/Glenn

7/2/2010 11:13:47 AM

Minnesota

Good question and how long will a flower stay alive in water, (sorry, don't mean steel your post)

7/2/2010 12:47:49 PM

Menomonie, WI ([email protected])

The pollen is only good for like 10 hours. Every hour after 4 the vitality of it decreases. This also is affected by heat and humidity.

7/2/2010 1:28:01 PM

Litchfield N. H. 03052

Pollen is good for two to three days. Its the female that has a short window.

7/2/2010 8:53:47 PM

Honesdale Pa USA

10 hours or 3 days? Do it the first morning or put in frig.

7/3/2010 12:38:17 AM