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Is there a specific time for collecting pollen?

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Old 02-14-2006, 05:48 PM
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I mean, is it better if it's collected when the bloom just opens, or do you have to wait for the bloom to be opened for a couple of days before extracting pollen? Or it really doesn't matter?

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Hi Veronica,

I asked the same question a week or two back - you might find the latter part of this thread helpful:

http://www.rv-orchidworks.com/orchid...33294#poststop

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