I see that most of you freeze your pollen, and it can last a long time that way. I collect fresh pollen each year because my pollen parents change every year. I just let mine dry on a piece of
paper with the name written on it, and a list of the crosses I want to make with it. The dry pollen will easily last the entire season, and when I am done, I discard what is left over. If I am lucky
enough to get pollen from an expensive or hard to find plant such as Tet RFK, I will freeze the remaining pollen in one of the pill organizers commonly found at most pharmacies.
I haven't ever shipped pollen, but have no doubt that dried pollen in those little tubes in a bubble wrap envelope without ice would be perfectly fine. I am going to try using very small
Ziploc bags so I can write the name on each bag. I have found that daylily culture is extremely forgiving, and it doesn't take a lot to make any adventure a success.
I find it helpful to hear all of the different ways of doing things. My one question is if there are places that actually sell pollen?
