Pollinating a single flower – Question

Florida Girl

Florida Girl

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The last of my WW and BB seeds have been planted and are now in veg. At this point I don’t even know yet if I will have any girls or not…. but I’m hoping
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If I get a girl or two and a boy or two I’d like to produce some seeds so I don’t have to buy them again, but I don’t want the whole plant seeded. In the book I have it says you can pollinate a single flower (carefully with a small paint brush) and cover with a plastic baggie and twist tie to keep the pollen from pollinating the other flowers.

Here is my question…. If I do this, how long do I keep the baggie on the flower? (the book doesn’t say). It seems to me I wouldn’t want to keep the baggie on for long as no fresh air is getting to the flower and a baggie under a HID light seems like a bad idea for a significant period of time. So how long does the baggie need to stay on before I can remove it and spray with water to kill any remaining active pollen?
 
I find that a brown paper bag is the best method as it lets the bud breathe, I have never had problems with removing it after 24hrs. Try and pick a low bud site to avoid any pollen falling onto other sites.
 
Woomeister said:
I find that a brown paper bag is the best method as it lets the bud breathe, I have never had problems with removing it after 24hrs. Try and pick a low bud site to avoid any pollen falling onto other sites.
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Wow... only 24 hours? I'm glad I asked... I likely would have kept the thing on for weeks :dunce: :lol:

Thanks for the answer and advice about the lower branches.
 
Woomeister said:
I find that a brown paper bag is the best method as it lets the bud breathe, I have never had problems with removing it after 24hrs. Try and pick a low bud site to avoid any pollen falling onto other sites.
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Hi FG.. CannaSeur paints bottom flowers all the time... He never said anything about covering..although I have read that(covering).. I asked a guy once and he said not to run fan for a couple of days or to cover if you do... If you want PM me and I'll email Canna..he's supposed to get back to me tomorrow morning...
 
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