Tips on drying seeds after harvest

[reddy1]

I'm doing a seed run at the moment and I wanted to know of any methods for speeding up the dry time.

I found 2 months after harvest in somewhat cool conditions allowed 60% to germinate. That won't cut it this time around. 2 months is the absolute maximum I can wait. Planning a late season "mini" run.

Thanks in advance.

 

[DiscoDuck]

use you hygrometer to determine where your driest area is. it's best for dark, well vented areas. don't put the seeds in a container, just expose them to the dry air. relative heat or warmth won't hurt as long as they're not left for more than a few months. good luck!

Duck

 

[MrMcBean]

Here is something crazy i did and it worked.

I was making Lowryder 2 seeds, and because i didnt care about the smoke, i just let the plant keep on growing 3 weeks after i "could" have harvested for seeds because some friend told me to wait till they fall off the plant.. lol

well, after harvest i let them dry inside the weed until the weed was crisp.. and they work 100% when i select them . Ive sprouted over 25 now. (65% female)

The point is.. you cant harvest seeds too early, id let them grow a while longer than people say for a good viable load of seeds.

I hope you get a nice batch there, best of luck.

 

[trichburner]

I wouldn't say that's crazy MRMcBean (fix that typo you made , it is very easy to pick your seeds too early) . If the seeds aren't poking through the calyxes , they ain't ready yet . Leave the seeds inside the plant to dry . Leave the seeds inside the plant when you cure . Separate when you smoke your weed .

I dry my weed in the attic with no climate control . Temperature and humidity fluctuates with the weather . Only in cases of high humidity do I turn on a fan . 14 days is my average hanging time followed by two-four days inside a paper bag before going into the jars . As of yet I haven't had any germination problems from the seeds I make . I'd say next time you make seeds , make sure the weed is dry before putting it in a jar . From my experience temperature doesn't have any effect on seeds , but humidity/moisture does .

 

[Guest]

I keep them in envelopes when ever I pick them out of my bud. when buds are drying they fall off if they are full of seed. But I have never on purpose made seed mine came from plants that herm in late flower. which pisses me off but I am grateful the next year.

 

[gladysvjubb]

Speed Queen beans practically "falling out". I let all my beans dry in the husk and remove them only when I go to smoke. I got 10/10 on my Master Kush that just germed.

 

[socioecologist]

After hanging in the plant for a week after harvest, I pulled some WW x SSH seeds and wrapped them in a paper towel--left them in my bud storage unit (40F, 25%RH) for a month. 100% germination. Healthy seeds will always have better germination rates than dry seeds, but you'll do best with both.

 

[Jacksparrow]

Is it pretty common for the Calyx' to turn brown upon the female being fertilized? I had a friend tell me his did, and this run I had a hermie that dusted one of my girls a bit...about 4-5 days later they started turning brown..

Is that something pretty common?

 

[Jacksparrow]

Hey Gladys I have to say thanks for your sig

I learned alot in that thread about molasses, and have stocked up on some Grandma's for the DSD beans that I should be getting shortly

Have fun

 

[gladysvjubb]

Oh you'll love the smoke of the DSD. When I read that REZ wasn't going to make them anymore I dusted 3 of my girls and got well in excess of 200 keeper beans. In fact I just had Master Kush that I harvested in Dec beans just go 10/10 on a new grow.
Rez's gear is exceptional. My friends liked DSD so much that they smoked it all. But what are friends for?