so i have selected my male, now what? i have the advantage of several grow areas. i will start my seedlings indoors under floros. i will let them veg until i see the first preflowers. then it's off to the flower room. i will put the male into the flower room on a 12/12 light cycle. i let it do it's thing for several weeks. all the while keeping a very close eye on growth. i pay attention to growth rate, stretching, vigor, speed of flower production... all the while deciding if this is still the plant i want. i've killed many a potential pollen producers during flowering because of undesirable traits that appear late.
so my male is getting close. the pods have appeared and started to hang. once they get to this point it is time to remove them. i do most of my breeding during spring and summer. when the male is close to opening flowers i simply put him outside. i have no need to worry about accidental pollination if none of my outdoor plants are in flower. by bringing the males out during the spring i can be assured of no mistakes. i will kill all males when my outdoor plants begin to flower. i will gather and store pollen from the males to pollinate the females with later down the road.
