Seed harvest

Go go n chill

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I have several plants that apparently got pollinated before I chopped my males. How do I harvest the seeds? I want to keep the seeds so they aren’t in the smokeable bud. Don’t want them going to the public. Everyone has a reason...... drop some knowledge on me please
 

grayeyes

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Ok, here's how: Dry and cure your buds. When they have turned the corner and starting to dry get some tweezers. As you turn your buds for more air look for seeds and without tearing up the bud pick them out.

Everyone who thinks a plant that has gone to seed is no good is an IDIOT. But I am sure your seed supplier loves your money. By buying fems you are supporting your seed seller by being fooled. There is nothing wrong with seeded stash. That way, FOR NO MONEY, you get more.
 

Herb & Suds

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Ok, here's how: Dry and cure your buds. When they have turned the corner and starting to dry get some tweezers. As you turn your buds for more air look for seeds and without tearing up the bud pick them out.

Everyone who thinks a plant that has gone to seed is no good is an IDIOT. But I am sure your seed supplier loves your money. By buying fems you are supporting your seed seller by being fooled. There is nothing wrong with seeded stash. That way, FOR NO MONEY, you get more.
I don't think tweezers will work with hundreds of seeds :o
I would be concerned using seeds that already hermed on me , unless I really screwed up the grow
But yes I have had it happen to me before and probably will again LOL
 

grayeyes

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Hokay, your suggestion? I was just telling you what a friend who has been growing exotic strains for 30 years does. I'm sure at 25 you know more.
 

xtsho

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Ok, here's how: Dry and cure your buds. When they have turned the corner and starting to dry get some tweezers. As you turn your buds for more air look for seeds and without tearing up the bud pick them out.

Everyone who thinks a plant that has gone to seed is no good is an IDIOT.. But I am sure your seed supplier loves your money. By buying fems you are supporting your seed seller by being fooled. There is nothing wrong with seeded stash. That way, FOR NO MONEY, you get more.
No way you're going to get all the seeds out with tweezers. They hide pretty good. I've tried. But I pollinate on purpose. I'm with you on buying seeds. I do buy regulars of strains and then make my own seeds meaning I never have to buy that strain again. If I want fem seeds I make them myself but those go to friends that grow.

I don't think tweezers will work with hundreds of seeds :o
I would be concerned using seeds that already hermed on me , unless I really screwed up the grow
But yes I have had it happen to me before and probably will again LOL
The plants were pollinated by males that they didn't chop soon enough according to the OP. I don't think the seeds are from hermies.
 

dandyrandy

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I found a copper chem male I liked and chucked a tangerine, copper chem self, night Rider and a few others. I trimmed the male way back and left only a few male flower limbs and stuck it in the flower room a couple days. My first chuck. I have seeds everywhere. I should have just brushed a bit of pollen where I wanted it. Good smoke but a pain. I'll freeze some. Next round fems.
 

Herb & Suds

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Hokay, your suggestion? I was just telling you what a friend who has been growing exotic strains for 30 years does. I'm sure at 25 you know more.
Chill dude I'm old enough to be your dad's, dad LOL
But I still can learn
These weren’t hermied, I didn’t pull my males early enough
Ahhh well then you have yourself open pollination... Reg f1's LOL Congrats
 

xtsho

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No I won’t use tweezers I don’t think
You will never get all the seeds out of the bud. Sounds like you open pollinated so it's not going to be just a branch or two. You're just going to have to deal with the fact that there are seeds. The only way to get them all is to dry the bud, break it down and separate the seeds. There is nothing wrong with seeded bud unless you end up missing a seed and you end up smoking it. I have jars of seeded bud. I enjoy breaking it down, cleaning out the seeds, and rolling a joint. Some people prefer seeded bud because they say it's a better high. I'm not sure about that but I get just as high with or without seeds.

Regardless, look at it this way. You have tons of seeds for future grows.

Just curious, what strain? The lineage will give you an insight on potential pheno's you might come across. It's like a treasure hunt.

Have fun.
 

Go go n chill

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You will never get all the seeds out of the bud. Sounds like you open pollinated so it's not going to be just a branch or two. You're just going to have to deal with the fact that there are seeds. The only way to get them all is to dry the bud, break it down and separate the seeds. There is nothing wrong with seeded bud unless you end up missing a seed and you end up smoking it. I have jars of seeded bud. I enjoy breaking it down, cleaning out the seeds, and rolling a joint. Some people prefer seeded bud because they say it's a better high. I'm not sure about that but I get just as high with or without seeds.

Regardless, look at it this way. You have tons of seeds for future grows.

Just curious, what strain? The lineage will give you an insight on potential pheno's you might come across. It's like a treasure hunt.

Have fun.
Bigworm genetic’s
Killer Kimbo
Purple Stomper
97 Bluemoonshine
Not sure what got crossed with what, All three strains were in the same room and I had mails of everyone. Five of my nine female plants became pollinated
The strains are quite frosty so I’m happy to have the seeds but these didn’t grow like donkey cocks.
Looking forward to testing the smoke
The main reason I’m asking about the seeds is I really didn’t want them to get out Of my house. Long story, we’ve all got one
 

xtsho

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Bigworm genetic’s
Killer Kimbo
Purple Stomper
97 Bluemoonshine
Not sure what got crossed with what, All three strains were in the same room and I had mails of everyone. Five of my nine female plants became pollinated
The strains are quite frosty so I’m happy to have the seeds but these didn’t grow like donkey cocks.
Looking forward to testing the smoke
The main reason I’m asking about the seeds is I really didn’t want them to get out Of my house. Long story, we’ve all got one

Sounds like you had quite the orgy going on with those plants. :mrgreen:

I don't see any way that you could be sure that seeds didn't out of your house if you let any of the weed leave your house. Every bud could have a seed hiding in it. That's just the way it is.

I hope you find some fire in those seeds when you grow them.

Good luck
 

Go go n chill

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Sounds like you had quite the orgy going on with those plants. :mrgreen:

I don't see any way that you could be sure that seeds didn't out of your house if you let any of the weed leave your house. Every bud could have a seed hiding in it. That's just the way it is.

I hope you find some fire in those seeds when you grow them.

Good luck
Ya man I know what your saying, A seed here or there is OK but these plants are loaded. I mean they are just begging to be put back into the dirt.
 

jcloud777

Active Member
Ok, here's how: Dry and cure your buds. When they have turned the corner and starting to dry get some tweezers. As you turn your buds for more air look for seeds and without tearing up the bud pick them out.

Everyone who thinks a plant that has gone to seed is no good is an IDIOT. But I am sure your seed supplier loves your money. By buying fems you are supporting your seed seller by being fooled. There is nothing wrong with seeded stash. That way, FOR NO MONEY, you get more.
Anyone who keeps a hermie fem plant is a low grade toking jackwagon. If it's already deep in flowering. I'll smoke the plant still trash the seeds. If regulars got pollinated from different plant not selfies sure keep the seeds. FUCK hermies anyone could spend one dollar per seed. $5 is a 5 pack just is fire is expensive breeders. I'd get something cheap than growing with free shit seeds
 

Go go n chill

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Anyone who keeps a hermie fem plant is a low grade toking jackwagon. If it's already deep in flowering. I'll smoke the plant still trash the seeds. If regulars got pollinated from different plant not selfies sure keep the seeds. FUCK hermies anyone could spend one dollar per seed. $5 is a 5 pack just is fire is expensive breeders. I'd get something cheap than growing with free shit seeds
I’ve went back and looked at old pictures and scanned the plants, they had to have been pollinated from my males. No nanners anywhere. It takes time to learn this shit lol. I’m gone from home many days as long as 18 hours and I read somewhere that you would have several days before you needed to pull your males out. So since I didn’t really understand what a male plant looks like I left some in the grow room until I was positive. I had one plant that when I left in the morning it was just a plant and when I arrived home that evening it was completely filled with male Sacks.
 

jcloud777

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I’ve went back and looked at old pictures and scanned the plants, they had to have been pollinated from my males. No nanners anywhere. It takes time to learn this shit lol. I’m gone from home many days as long as 18 hours and I read somewhere that you would have several days before you needed to pull your males out. So since I didn’t really understand what a male plant looks like I left some in the grow room until I was positive. I had one plant that when I left in the morning it was just a plant and when I arrived home that evening it was completely filled with male Sacks.
If the balls open up. Then it's a big possibility it could have spread pollen with the fans. I had some balls open up pretty quick on me. All males start producing pollen at different times. I heard some take forever. For pollen sacks to open up. An some pollen sacks open up all at once. It just all depends an I could understand that got to make sure. You know it's a male. A magnify glass could probably help. But at least you have an idea what the seeds could possibly be crosses of. Im going to chucking some pollen soon with my dwarfs
 

promedz

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i would let the bud dry out a little more than normal put the buds in jar and shake the jar around for 1 min/.... you will find tons of trichs and seeds on the bottom then pick the rest after you close your jar and cure the bud... just leave the top on jar for a full 24-32 hrs because you let the buds dry out a little more than normal and it will help the bud come back..
 
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