Breeding plants

[brookside302]

Do u think its is worth collecting male pollen from your plants to cross them with another. if so does anyone know how long the pollen can be saved before used

 

[Mutt]

Depends on the male IMO.
Male selection is difficult in my opinion.
but if all you got for seeds then I would cross it just to learn from it and read up on breeding in the mean time. I moved this question to our breeding section....at the top is a sticky with some links to resources dedicated to crossing and breeding.
unfortunatley the growing community deems males to be bad in a grow....this is NOT true, males are just as important as females in the preservation of phenos and genos. IMHO
Now I have never succesfully stored pollen (I tried trust me) but others have I'd wait for them to chime in.

 

[Dubbaman]

I thought i had read in the breeding resources links that it is possible to store pollen in glass viles stored in a freezer, but the main problem is that it cant be stored for long. i havent tried to store any as of yet im waiting to see if the way im trying to make some seeds this time around will work first.