preserving firstly, while also improving on rare genetics, in our closets/bedrooms/basements etc. Big business ain't got shit on craft cannabis
Just chuck the pollen and keep the morals, give the beans for free! That's what I'm tryin to get going. Then in a couple years after proper male selections and testing I may try my hand at collecting a few pennies in return for the beans.
Damn you're gonna beat me to it! I figured 2030 here!Just chuck the pollen and keep the morals, give the beans for free! That's what I'm tryin to get going. Then in a couple years after proper male selections and testing I may try my hand at collecting a few pennies in return for the beans.
I made a joke on my IG, watch for my first seed drop in 2020
I'm down! you guys are gonna get some F2's out of me way sooner than that though! Providing I don't screw the pooch!Why don't we all form a sort of artisan cultivar collective
sure its easy, get your male, chop it down till you just have one limb on a near 90 degree angle, start it to flower, when it starts getting ready to bust a nut, cover it with a paper lunch bag, shake it vigorously, leave on for a day, shake again and BOOM, Pollen in a bag, then i take said bag and cover a lower limb on a girl, shake the shit out of it leave on for a day, shake again, leave on for a day, gently remove bag so you don't knock pollen everywhere, and voila, immaculate conception
I've never done it personally, but I've read a lot of breeders pollinate twice during flower to maximize seed counts...I'm just trying to make a few hundo to give out so i only do it once, but I see the merit behind it.sure its easy, get your male, chop it down till you just have one limb on a near 90 degree angle, start it to flower, when it starts getting ready to bust a nut, cover it with a paper lunch bag, shake it vigorously, leave on for a day, shake again and BOOM, Pollen in a bag, then i take said bag and cover a lower limb on a girl, shake the shit out of it leave on for a day, shake again, leave on for a day, gently remove bag so you don't knock pollen everywhere, and voila, immaculate conception
Collect pollen from a male and store it in the freezer. Then you don't need males around. You can get enough pollen from one good male for at least a few thousand seeds.
Is it absolutely necessary to add heated flour to your pollen before you freeze it? I've read so many methods and most say to dilute the pollen with flour, I'm just curious as to if this is a necessary step
I don't add anything. Just make sure it's all the way dry and no leaf/pod organic matter is mixed in with the pollen. And your containers need to be air tight. No problems here for at least 6 months Ime.
Old medicine containers work?
I've never used flower but I think using flour is more for efficiency purposes. To spread them spores a bit further apart. No need to dump 10,000,000 spores on a single bud when it only has 200 pistils knowmsayin?
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Thanks for the tips guys. This is why I've hung around this forum for years, so many helpful cannaminded people. And to keep it Bodhi related, my profile pic is a quick shot of some Prayer Tower from last year(poorky trimmed so hush lol) Can't wait to get back to that pack this fall/winter
They all rock, but Black Triangle, Hollyweed and Dank Zappa are probably all solid choices...Dank Zappa might be my personal choice tho...and now you make me want to pop beans
Damn your guess is as good as mine.
Does pappy mean you are looking for a pollen donor?
Would love bothI'm sure I will have to dole out some SSDD F2's and Goji F2s as compensation
f2s all the way