Colloidal/ionized silver solution

cannabineer said:

Interesting. That is the formula I first made for my grower friends. I got it from a 420magazine link. It was a bust. I've since gone to the Sigma/Aldrich recipe which is many times more concentrated. The stronger recipe worked. Here's a link from phytotechlab; it's the Sigma/Aldrich formula in a very clear recipe.

https://phytotechlab.com/media/documents/TechnicalLiterature/PreparationOfSTSsolution.pdf
I made my own silver nitrate using ACS nitric acid and a fine-silver coin. I have a lifetime supply.

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Tas devil said:

Im keen to try this but i want to get the balls off before they open and then use it on another female but different strain..so if i get them before they open ...what do i do nxt..do i crack them open , dampen the branches i want to pollenate then use something like a small paintbrush and brush it on the buds?

Cheers max

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OldMedUser said:

You can cut off the branch(s) with male flowers, stick them in a small glass of water under a 2700K CFL on a timer for 12/12 so they drape over a sheet of foil and collect the cleaned pollen in a vial or another piece of foil. I've done it many times with regular male branches. Then you just use a small paint brush or Q-Tip to dust a few buds on a female if you just want a few dozen seeds.

You can set that up in a cardboard box in a closet somewhere away from the grow room so pollen doesn't migrate in there. If you just want to pollinate one branch on a girl take it out of the grow room, cover the plant with a garbage bag leaving the one branch out then dust those buds with pollen and leave it sit overnight. Then spray the bag and everything down with water before taking the bag off and putting the plant back into the grow room. If the rest of the buds are ready before the seeds are just harvest the virgin buds and leave that branch on until seeds start splitting out of their calyxes then collect your seeds. Easy-peasy!

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Tas devil said:

Thanks for sharing that bud....best idea ive heard of just cutting the branch off..id like to do a female outdoors in ground and id just have to b carefull when applying it.i cant use a bag but i could cover the area around that branch and leave on till dusk..its the little one i want to get male pollen off and put on my biggest best plant.small one is a critical 2 big one is sunset sherbet..View attachment 4268862 View attachment 4268863

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