when to pollinate?

Dimebagg

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• Jun 30, 2010

• #1

Hey guys, I got a good father plant that I'd like to collect some pollen from for some small scale, controlled seed making.

I just want to pollinate a bud or so on a few different ladies in the flower cab, which is on a 12/12 perpetual cycle. About how far into flowering should I pollinate? Is seed production time a stain to strain variation? Most of what Im growing now has an 8-10 week flowering time.

I dont know the usual process for this, but I'd like to just have the seeds mature and ready at harvest, so I can pick them out after drying. Thanks guys

 

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delerious

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• Jun 30, 2010

• #2

I go a minimum of 30 days after pollination. When I pollinate just a few buds, I'll cut the plant in stages, I'm more interested in the seeds than the smoke so I don't mind if the seeded buds go too long if it means I'll get viable seeds. I usually gift a seeded bud to some grower friends, tell them what it is (Afghan Haze x No. Cheese Haze was last one). They get an idea what the mother was like and when they harvest, I get a taste of the result ( a win/win - they get free seeds and I get to see if it's worth exploring further).

 

Hazy Lady

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• Jun 30, 2010

• #3

You really need 5 weeks to be 100% certain your seeds are mature, if your strains flower for 8 you must pollinate at 3 weeks in, if you don't have enough pistols at 3 weeks then wait a week and when it's time to chop keep the seeded branch/s going an extra week.

 

asstastic

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• Jun 30, 2010

• #4

Hazy Lady said:

You really need 5 weeks to be 100% certain your seeds are mature, if your strains flower for 8 you must pollinate at 3 weeks in, if you don't have enough pistols at 3 weeks then wait a week and when it's time to chop keep the seeded branch/s going an extra week.

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this guys spot on i go 6 weeks
i would seed early on so the seed sticks out the top of the bud instead of in it. there alot easyer to find
so 2-3 weeks into flower

 

ibjamming

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• Jun 30, 2010

• #5

Hazy Lady said:

You really need 5 weeks to be 100% certain your seeds are mature, if your strains flower for 8 you must pollinate at 3 weeks in, if you don't have enough pistols at 3 weeks then wait a week and when it's time to chop keep the seeded branch/s going an extra week.

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asstastic said:

this guys spot on i go 6 weeks
i would seed early on so the seed sticks out the top of the bud instead of in it. there alot easyer to find
so 2-3 weeks into flower

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Actually...she's a she...

Listen to these people, they know what they're doing.

I go 6 weeks to be sure. Actually what I do is...pollinate when I have a month to go, just a few bottom buds. In 4 weeks I take the tops and leave the bottom pollinated branches to keep growing. In another 2 weeks I take the bottoms. They've usually grown a bit and we ALL harvest and then say..."it could have gone another week or two"...am I right? Win - win.

Just do a few buds...you'll get a lot of seeds from each. More than you think you will.

Good luck!

 

FreezerBoy

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• Jun 30, 2010

• #6

I shoot for 40 days. Still leaves a few greenies. This stem contained well over 100 seeds. Collect pollen in another room and then carefully "paint" a bud or stem using a Q-tip, paint brush etc.

 

SOTF420

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• Jun 30, 2010

• #7

I pollinate as soon as possible when there are plenty of fresh white pistils which is around week 2 or 3 of flowering, then they need at least 30 days or so under bright lights with good balanced nutrition. Just cover them all in pollen, not much weed only tons of seeds!

 

xet

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• Jul 2, 2018

• #8

Any more suggestions or things to look out for when considering the best time to pollinate for maximum seed yield? Pollinate not once but several times over a few days for example? Or just once?