Couple pollen questions

[Mendoclouds]

Long story short I had 4 purple chemdawgs bought at a CA dispensary hermie on me in week 3 flower. Been running this room for 3yrs or so no hermies this early and no known stresses.

What's the shelf life of cannabis pollen? Can pollen released from these hermies that made it to my cooking soil, same area, pollinate my outdoor plants this season?

Should I still trust dispensary clones? Fem v reg seeds? Should I just bleach the crap outta grow area and reintroduce? Thanks for your help...

 

[geopolitical]

Don't stress too much about pollen, most will be inert in a week or less. A good wash down with a 5% bleach solution will mop up the rest if it's really pervasive. Under "ideal" storage conditions you can do a few years and still have enough viable pollen (low humidity, cold/freezing temps, restriction of oxygen). However most grow areas are basically the worst possible conditions for pollen viability. You should have nothing to worry about with a good wash down.

 

[Mendoclouds]

Thanks!! just don't want to jeopardize important grow

 

[Matt8800]

Once water touches pollen, it is inert. I spray everything with water after I work with pollen.