Asmallvoice's Grow 2.0

SOMEBEECH said:

You are a very good trimmer.

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is there a little seed in that bud....

Great bud porn brother you have done a awesome job! congrats and enjoy the fruits of your hard work

post #140 saw what looks to be a seed..

DirtyNerd said:

is there a little seed in that bud....

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Don't know have to ask Asv,

Yep it was, that is why I posted the pic, was to show the seed and point out the fact that I did not see it when I trimmed the bud. It was sticking out like a sore thumb when I cut it off the main branch..lol. I know my scissors had to have at least touched it a time or two when I trimmed it

It was the only one I have found on anything I have harvested to date and judging by how young it was, it had to have happened in the last 2 to 2 1/2 weeks.

I am getting things ready to store pollen cause I am about to have a good bit here very soon.

Peace and Stay High

Asmallvoice

A diamond in the rough..

Yeah make sure you control that pollen that shit spreads like crazy! looking forward to see your success with breeding

I went over all the Tangerine Dream last night as I jarred it and I did not find another seed. Yea, I am going to lock the flower room down this morning and harvest my pollen. I have the pollen cabinet running at a fairly decent negative pressure, so it should keep it clean.
I am going to put the entire plant( they are not that big) in a 2 gallon baggie and collect the pollen from inside of the bag. When I get what I want, I will transfer it to the freezer and leave the remains in the baggie and take it to the burn pile.
Yea, I have thought, one bad move and the entire crop could be pollenated and that would be a bummer, but I think I have it to where the risk is minimal as long as I follow protocol...lol

I will update as soon as I get it all collected. I humbly appreciate any pro tips on this part of the process.

Peace and Great Grows

Asmallvoice

A tip: water neutralizes pollen. If you think you've made a mistake SOAK with water.

Sent from Northern Colorado.

ASMALLVOICE said:

I went over all the Tangerine Dream last night as I jarred it and I did not find another seed. Yea, I am going to lock the flower room down this morning and harvest my pollen. I have the pollen cabinet running at a fairly decent negative pressure, so it should keep it clean.
I am going to put the entire plant( they are not that big) in a 2 gallon baggie and collect the pollen from inside of the bag. When I get what I want, I will transfer it to the freezer and leave the remains in the baggie and take it to the burn pile.
Yea, I have thought, one bad move and the entire crop could be pollenated and that would be a bummer, but I think I have it to where the risk is minimal as long as I follow protocol...lol

I will update as soon as I get it all collected. I humbly appreciate any pro tips on this part of the process.

Peace and Great Grows

Asmallvoice

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I wouldn't put the whole plant in a sealed plastic bag, it will sweat and that moisture alone can neutralize the pollen as Merlin mentioned, also the hi humidity can create mold in the plant not that that's a big deal with a male. One more thing a day in a sealed bag will leave no CO2 for the plant and it will suffocate.

My 2 favorite methods of collecting pollen are:
Lop off a section of the plant and place the stem in a vase of light nute water with the branch at a near horz orientation with a piece of notebook or lightweight printer paper under the branch to collect as the sacks pop. OR
I make little paper collection sheets that I attach around the stalk. Either way it takes several days for enough sacks to pop to make it worth collecting.

Once collected wrap in the same mentioned paper (not plastic) place this bindle in a small air tight jar with a couple packets of desiccant to absorb any moisture, then refrigerate. It will last for several months in the frig, I personally haven't tried to freeze for longer storage. I fear any moisture in the pollen when frozen will freeze and ruin the pollen.

Thanks for the heads up WattSaver. I will be starting to collect the pollen today. I think I will just cut the tops off and place them in a shot glass of light nutes and try it that way. About putting the plant in a bag, that was just to cut off the tops and throw away the rest and to minimize the chance of spreading.
I have also removed the circulation fan from inside the pollen box. There is only a passive intake and a small axial fan exhausting the space, no air movement to speak of.

I see several of the pods are splitting open now so it won't be long. I have the pollen box running fairly negative so as to minimize the chance of spreading the pollen about.

Will update tonight.

Peace and Great Grows

Asmallvoice

Hope you don't mind. My little Bay-11 purp male, everything it's pollen touched tuned out to be A+ material.

great stuff

ASMALLVOICE said:

A lazy ass day for sure. I have all the motivation of a garden slug

I decided to try some different settings on the camera, trying to get a decent bud shot. Here is a few that are close to what I want, I just need to play with the up close exposure settings a bit more. The last pic is the Ripper Grape Gum nearing 3 weeks.( Sativa Dom.?)
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I wonder just how much the MH's are helping? I know things are getting wicked frosty and the smell is gnarly as well.

Friday is upon us. Have a great weekend all.

Peace and Great Grows

Asmallvoice

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I use a mixed spectrum really seems to stack the trics.
A lot more frosty then with out the MH.

Good Evening All,

Harvested the Blackberry today. Will start on the Ripper Grape Gum tomorrow. I think I will get about 2 1/2 to 3 zips off of her, as she was blanketed by the Tangerine Dream..lol Took a couple of kief hits and I liked the taste


Here is a few shots of the stuff that is finishing up. Caught the gang in action doing some lst on a future Tangerine Dream.


Have a good one everybody.

Peace and Great Grows

Asmallvoice

Blackberry looks amazing. Really has the color of a blackberry too. Hopefully the smell taste and potency is there. I have a cross with some Blsckberry in it but it's a cross in a cross from the dad so not gonna be very prominent tho but I may pop them soon to see cus it's mostly and OG cross

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Wondering where you've been friend. Hope all is well.

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