The Seed Collectors Thread

[wyteberrywidow]

Kk guys got a breeding question for you pros, at what week is best to pollenate a female?
and do both male and female have to be the same age and week in flower?
i have male in a tent and a good amount of females in another tent, question is can i pull
1 female out and put it in the male tent for a few days then pull the female out and put back
with the other females with hurting the rest of the crop?

Yes males and females have te same age. It's best to pollinate when you have a nice amount if pistils developed. I usually dust in week 3.

If you are going to take a girl out and pollinate it then before putting it back in the tent with the girls spray with water to kill any pollen..

[hellraizer30]

Sweet wyte how about harvesting pollen, how long can it be stored and whats the best way to store it?

[wyteberrywidow]

I hear the best way to store is freeze it. In a Baggie is what I would use to store it in. I don't know the lengthy of storage time but I would think if its frozen maybe a year or longer.. I think cmt stored pollen before.

[hellraizer30]

Thanks bro il take a peek at whats on cannetics for some more info

[BatMaN SKuNK]

Sweet wyte how about harvesting pollen, how long can it be stored and whats the best way to store it?

Frozen in a sealed clean baby food bar. Place pollen in some folded piece of waxproof paper/baking sheet,make an envelope with baking paper and add a teaspoon of rice or desicant to kill any moisture. Fold up,tape and place in the jar. Let the desicant absorb any moisture before freezing. Let it sit a day, remove the desicant, seal the jar and then pop into the freezer for an infinite time until you need it.

[hellraizer30]

Thanks guys alot

[BuilttoEnjoy]

Kk guys got a breeding question for you pros, at what week is best to pollenate a female?
and do both male and female have to be the same age and week in flower?
i have male in a tent and a good amount of females in another tent, question is can i pull
1 female out and put it in the male tent for a few days then pull the female out and put back
with the other females with hurting the rest of the crop?

Hellraizer, I think it takes five or six weeks for a seed to grow to maturity, maybe less depending on the strain. If you would like your seed to mature at the same time as your flowers, pollenate six weeks belore the end of your cycle. When they're ripe you should see lots of black seeds poking out of your flowers.
Your males and females do not need to be the same age. Once your males are mature they may produce pollen for weeks. The pollen can be collected and used, or stored for later. If you're careful you should be able to pollenate as much, or as little as you want to. Just rinse off the excess pollen a day or two afterwards~BuiltToEnjoy

[hellraizer30]

When you guys say rinse it of you mean washing the female before placing back in the main room?

[TheLastWood]

Spray it with a squirt bottle. Plants don't need to be the same age, in fact I would start flowering the male a week earlier than the female.

[hellraizer30]

Kk...............................

The males are a week in flower now just waiting for them to be ready! Im planning to store the pollen till im
ready.