I've had some Jillybean and A.O. pollen that has kept for about 12 wks. I used it a couple of days ago and the pistils I hit seem to be shriveling.
It was totally dry, I sifted it through a very fine strainer before storing which may have removed the veg. matter. I folded it in Origami paper envelopes and put it in a screw-cap container with a bunch of silica gel packs from here and there. This is my only successful storage attempt, most cake up or mildew but these were dry- I'm still not pos. that they worked, but looks good. The container was not refrigerated, but kept in a cool, dark spot. I also applied it directly from my finger tip. I had touched the pollen to see if it was dry and got a lot on my finger so I lightly brushed it on a bud. It seemed to work so I kept going until I had hit the plants I chose with JB and AO.
OT, I've had some great results with a Caramelo (Lavender pheno) crossed with AO and with Vortex. Both very tasty, lavender smell, high yield, esp. AO mix. Just sprouted a few more mixes - Caramelo/Vortex x JTR, Querkle/AO x Jillybean, Kushberry x Vortex, Blue Fruit x Jillybean, 3D x AO, 3D x JB, Querkle x JB, and a Cheesequake female and a Chernobyl fem, both at 4 wks 12/12.
I've got more seeds now than I'll ever use, but I keep breeding anyway. Every new combination sounds so good- I just hit a Kali (Big Buddha) with some Subcool pollens and can't wait. The Kali is looking like a heavy yield with a lemon smell. I only bought it because they were out of Cheese and Blue Cheese and I wanted something from them when getting some singles. Anyway [ I'm smoking some Querkle x AO- very nice all around but makes me chatty] I would recommend The Kali from what I've seen at 5 wks veg, 30 days 12/12.
