Hi again Benji,
Without knowing your exact situation eg time staggering, pollination room conditions, etc etc, I'm a bit leery of giving anything but a more general advice and that is: Maintain an absolute paranoia of line contamination at all times and try to go into breeding programs with a scientist-like planning and execution. Take some time to plan it all out, and try to leave no room for error. Jawohl..
Hi Bandit,
I would prefer to not let this thread fly off into multiple directions more than it has already due to my ramblings. It would probably benefit the community more (including yourself) if you were to gather your thoughts/questions and start an appropriately titled thread. I'd be more than happy to visit and I'm sure others would lend their experience too. That being said feel free as well to PM me anytime.
Just a quick note of clarification regarding the recommended round of open pollination. In my opinion, when using this method on a smaller scale (regardless of the line), the traditional method should be modified somewhat. If we were to let all of the males and females flower together, then we may be running the risk of the earliest males being most heavily represented in the mating. This should be avoided. Instead, seperate males from females during pollen drop and attempt to collect relatively equal amounts of pollen from each of the males. Make a pollen mix from this to use on the females. This will help to capture as much diversity as is possible under the circumstance.