How do i collect pollen?

anomolies

anomolies

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Is the pollen invisible to the naked eye or something? cus I break these balls open and there's nothing inside. There are already clusters of em and some seem to have opened.
 
Get a piece of black glossy paper (like magazine paper) and use a paint brush to wipe the pollen onto the paper then store or use immediately.
 
Pollen will appear as yellowish dust. You will see it all over the leaves once the male flowers have begun opening up in earnest.

You can collect some by placing a small paper sack over a branch full of mature flowers, pinching the open end shut around the stem of the branch, and giving it a good shake or two... Bring the bag in and dump it out on a mirror, you should see the yellow dust.
Store pollen in an airtight container kept in a cool dry place, and it will keep for a while.
 
yea, it's just that mine doesn't look like any of the tutorials. I guess it's too early then cus I see no yellow dust.
 
When the male flowers open up, in each flower you'll see 3 or 4 little yellow dangly things surrounded by the white flower petals.
That's when the pollen is droppin'. You'll know it when you see it man.
 
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