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Dr.D81

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You're in a risky setup with those tents side-by-side, pretty well impossible to control pollen flow in your current setup. That stuff flies and travels, you'd likely pollenate the other tent with them being so close together. Any chance you can do a temp move/setup for the male flowering? If they're showing flowers now, you'll only need 2-3 weeks to get them to the point of collection. Males typically will flower fast but that 2-3 weeks is critical that you keep the pollen under control.

As far as collection, there are as many methods as there are people in here flowering males. I wait for them to be ripe and keep the fans low and away from direct airflow as much as possible. You're not worried about the long term health of the plant, you just need to get them to the state where they mature and collect the pollen so it's not a big deal worrying about mold or the like with low airflow. When they're mature enough for the sacs to start opening, I shut off the fans altogether until I get a chance to collect. I've been cutting off the most mature/ready male tops, easy does it and careful here as the pollen will fly if you bump them at all. I cut the tops and let them fall straight into a large freezer bag. Once I'm done with that, I take them where I don't have to worry about loose pollen flying around, usually the garage. Then shake/break the sacs and let the pollen drop to the bottom of the bag, I usually get some small plant matter mixed in but I don't worry about leaving a little in there. Once that's done, I mix in flour with the pollen, about a 5:1 flour/pollen mix. Leave the bag open so any moisture can escape and throw it in the fridge. Open and shake daily for a few days to release all moisture (flour sucks it up for the most part). After about a week if I'm not ready to pollinate I throw the bag (sealed) into a mason jar filled with rice, then throw that into the freezer. I've successfully pollinated with the bag just in the fridge for a couple of weeks, any longer and I freeze it. Just used some 3 month old frozen pollen and looks like it took, the pollinated JTR branches I'm about to pull are sagging to the floor if not supported, pretty sure they's a ton of seeds on there. Will know for sure in a couple of weeks but I've done 2 other runs in the last 6 months and all generated some nice seeds. Once you've collected pollen you can pull the plants and carefully bag them to dispose of them and keep any remaining pollen from flying around. Cheers, hope you can find a spot to flower out at least one male :)
I keep mine in a 2x3 cab that is last in line before the filtration. I have not had a problems with unwanted seeding. I did seed a whole crop using a qtip recklessly. Now i stick with the pant brush. At lest i got a bunch of fireballs bean out of the screw up :) looking good by the way!
 

Sativied

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I put some pollen in a small zip bag, enough to make the inside yellow but without actually getting a thick layer of pollen. I put that over a female bud like a condom (holding it closed as much as possible), slowly move it up and down, turn a little, basically wipe the bag clean using the female bud's pistils as a brush (obviously very carefully). This allows me to use very little pollen, hence spill little pollen. Last time I tried I got zero seeds in the buds surrounding that bud (turned of fans for 2 days, exhaust still on). Anyway, just what I do.
 

ASMALLVOICE

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Wicked Nice Setup Sir, :clap:

Excellent bud porn as well. :leaf:

Many Thanx for the share and please don't mind if I pull up a chair:weed:

Peace and Great Grows

Asmallvoice
 

BobBitchen

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I keep mine in a 2x3 cab that is last in line before the filtration. I have not had a problems with unwanted seeding. I did seed a whole crop using a qtip recklessly. Now i stick with the pant brush. At lest i got a bunch of fireballs bean out of the screw up :) looking good by the way!
I wouldn't mind a screw up like that....

I think I will go with "bagging" a branch first...
 

Dr.D81

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I have never done the bags. I know whodat did but never needed it with the brush. Just dont bump a qtip on the way in the room right over the girls. Haha i just had to watch pollen drift over the girls.
 

BobBitchen

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At about what "age" should I expect pollen releasing?
I think I popped beans a lil over 2 mo.
and they have been 12/12 for a week
and I don't really want to pull my others too early to make room for a male....seem I always have to, or need to, chop a week or two early ...
guess my question is, can I keep the male around for another 10 days to two weeks ( maybe in bathroom, balcony ) until I can clear a tent ?

also, will a clipped branch with nuts, in a jar of water mature enough to collect pollen ? I'v read about doing this, however, being a noob, I don't know if this is chat room loar or will work ?

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Dr.D81

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Yes and yes. I have kept them in my bed room closet with 2 26 watt floros. That is how i did the alligator kush before i had a cab for them:-) let the flowers get close before you cut them and they will drop pollen.
 

BobBitchen

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I looked at it like this i smoke the bud and i love seeds so it was all good. Plus i get to send fireballs f3 and granddaddy's balls beans to some great folks:-)
Yea, I'd just like to TRY and do it right, I just know my fuck-up potential is high lol :eyesmoke:

I'd love to be on that list ;)
 

GroErr

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At about what "age" should I expect pollen releasing?
I think I popped beans a lil over 2 mo.
and they have been 12/12 for a week
and I don't really want to pull my others too early to make room for a male....seem I always have to, or need to, chop a week or two early ...
guess my question is, can I keep the male around for another 10 days to two weeks ( maybe in bathroom, balcony ) until I can clear a tent ?

also, will a clipped branch with nuts, in a jar of water mature enough to collect pollen ? I'v read about doing this, however, being a noob, I don't know if this is chat room loar or will work ?

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Strains vary but typically I'll start to see the sacs filling in (mature) within 2-3 weeks of 12/12, males throw out pollen faster than females make flowers so by the time the females have flowers large enough to pollinate the males are more than ready to have sex, nature and all that, amazing how efficient nature is. You should be good within 1-2 weeks so anywhere you can provide some light for the male to finish will work. I've seen that reference a few times to putting them in a glass, never done it though, can't say, the science sounds right... Whenever I have an opportunity to collect pollen from a specific strain I want, I don't chance it and collect as much as I can.
 

Dr.D81

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Strains vary but typicaly you will start to see the sacs filling in (mature) within 2-3 weeks of 12/12, males throw out pollen faster than females make flowers so by the time the females have flowers large enough to pollinate the males are more than ready to have sex, nature and all that, amazing how efficient nature is. You should be good within 1-2 weeks so anywhere you can provide some light for the male to finish will work. I've seen that reference a few times to putting them in a glass, never done it though, can't say, the science sounds right... Whenever I have an opportunity to collect pollen from a specific strain I want, I don't chance it and collect as much as I can.
Yea they are much faster i dont flip the males till two weeks in on the females
 

Sativied

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I've seen that reference a few times to putting them in a glass, never done it though, can't say, the science sounds right...
I've done that under 20w CFL with both reversed and male "branches". They continue to mature and open balls for quite some time (especially the males in my case). Just tap water. I'm less than 2 week in and will have to remove them soon, balls are getting big.
 

GroErr

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Lots of ways to do it, some good methods posted here depending on your situation. I usually wait until I get a male, grow it out, collect the pollen. Then I'll pick a strain or two that I want to cross with, flip them for 3 weeks and use the collected/stored pollen and dollar store small paint brushes. Now I'm doing selected branches and multiple crosses, have pollen from PPP, JTR, AoS, and Blueberry going right now on a JTR fem and a PPP fem. Should have 6 crosses from this batch, will be running these for a while to see what pops up. The JTR (right) will get the chop this weekend, more than ready and heavy as shit, should be a good haul of seeds, some personal 2-hit JTR to puff, and the seeded buds into the oil/hash bin, love this shit :bigjoint:
 

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giggles26

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Lots of ways to do it, some good methods posted here depending on your situation. I usually wait until I get a male, grow it out, collect the pollen. Then I'll pick a strain or two that I want to cross with, flip them for 3 weeks and use the collected/stored pollen and dollar store small paint brushes. Now I'm doing selected branches and multiple crosses, have pollen from PPP, JTR, AoS, and Blueberry going right now on a JTR fem and a PPP fem. Should have 6 crosses from this batch, will be running these for a while to see what pops up. The JTR (right) will get the chop this weekend, more than ready and heavy as shit, should be a good haul of seeds, some personal 2-hit JTR to puff, and the seeded buds into the oil/hash bin, love this shit :bigjoint:
Fuck yea this hobby rocks. I love spending time in the garden.
 
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