What frequency of a tuning fork should I use to extract pollen from Heliamphora flowers?
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Shoggoths
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Here a nice tuto
Harvesting Heliamphora Pollen (bluegrasscarnivores.com)
In my case, I had to go further. I had to cut the tip of the anther with a razor blade before using the fork otherwise the pollen wasn't falling.
Harvesting Heliamphora Pollen (bluegrasscarnivores.com)
In my case, I had to go further. I had to cut the tip of the anther with a razor blade before using the fork otherwise the pollen wasn't falling.
Pollen collection
I may have a variant of the usual method. I took a fine forceps and pulled off an anther taking the green filament with it. Maneuver the filament in the forceps so you're holding it just above the cut end. You hold it so the loose end of the anther is up and the other end is just above the wax...
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That tuning fork is fine. You don't have to cut the anthers. Note that there is a delay from flower opening to pollen readiness. Using my method, you can try one anther a day.
John Yates
Carnivorous Plant Addict
tuning fork frequency debunked , it matters not what fork you use i have used a rotory tooth brush with out the tooth brrush just a peice a metal rod in there pushed in with blue tack to hold in, it worked just the same ,so dont be worried about frequency its just not true as long as you can cause enough fast vibration to make the anther that is pollen ripe to open and release the pollen is all you need .
Raymond Chong
Carnivorous Plant Addict
Grinning ear to ear thinking about what implements people will try to get that 'vibration'.
