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Collecting, Storing, and Mailing Pollen
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collect male pollen sacks
collect male pollen sacks
If I snip and collect male pollen flowers before they open (just the sac)
will they open later?
Or is it best to wait till they are opening and collect the pollen sac then?
thanks.
collect male pollen sacks
If I snip and collect male pollen flowers before they open (just the sac)
will they open later?
Or is it best to wait till they are opening and collect the pollen sac then?
thanks.
I've had a white diesel male and sour diesel male both from the same hobby breeder, go sterile, they were definite males but didn't produce any pollen.
I wanted to throw some pollen at my gorgeous white Diesel in flower right now, and also hit a BlueWidow, I love widow crosses
but will have to wait for my Magic Merlin and Oriental express, to show sex as they are the next plants that will hopefully give me some viable pollen, If anyone likes the sound of those two let me know, and we can swap pollen in a couple of months
I wanted to throw some pollen at my gorgeous white Diesel in flower right now, and also hit a BlueWidow, I love widow crosses
but will have to wait for my Magic Merlin and Oriental express, to show sex as they are the next plants that will hopefully give me some viable pollen, If anyone likes the sound of those two let me know, and we can swap pollen in a couple of months
G
Green Love
Nope. I've never seen the sac's open on their own. Cutting a branch covered with sac's, then putting the branch in the vase of water will get some of those sac's to open up.
Best to wait.
I have used male cuttings in a cup of water before the flowers opened, and small rooted male clones in the same size cup with potting mix. All my males were kept small with several small branches and never yielding much.
I got some pollen from a branch sitting in a glass of water but it was a small amount and not every flower released its load before it died off. For that reason, I have switched to using male clones in 3oz cups (also used for the water method) slightly leaning over a glass pane for pollen collection.
In my case, a small, potted male clone takes up the same amount of space as a branch in a cup of water and produces pollen throughout its flowering period giving much more pollen. An added benefit is you can keep your male in veg and only flower the cuts.
I got some pollen from a branch sitting in a glass of water but it was a small amount and not every flower released its load before it died off. For that reason, I have switched to using male clones in 3oz cups (also used for the water method) slightly leaning over a glass pane for pollen collection.
In my case, a small, potted male clone takes up the same amount of space as a branch in a cup of water and produces pollen throughout its flowering period giving much more pollen. An added benefit is you can keep your male in veg and only flower the cuts.
MrDanky
Member
i currently have a male plant that has a couple flowers that have opened up naturally, and a couple that havent opened up yet. i took my fingers to a couple of the bananas and squeezed them and got powder on my fingers which i am assuming is pollen. Question is this: will that pollen be viable? thanks in advance for any advice...
MR Danky
MR Danky
I've had a white diesel male and sour diesel male both from the same hobby breeder, go sterile, they were definite males but didn't produce any pollen.
I wanted to throw some pollen at my gorgeous white Diesel in flower right now, and also hit a BlueWidow, I love widow crosses
I had 2 Sadhu males both opened but only 1 produced pollen
the other was empty nothing came out.
I never heard of that.
What's that from?
thanks.
Kanye WeED
Active member
real good write up hope it works im counting on it ALOT
tap the pollen out onto paper, put in a glass jar with a moisture indicator for a few days or until dry
than put into a film storage thingy or a test tube vial thing than put in the freezer
lotta work but well worth it
i will try this than pollinate to see if it works if soo hell yea
is the pollen ready straight out of the freezer??
tap the pollen out onto paper, put in a glass jar with a moisture indicator for a few days or until dry
than put into a film storage thingy or a test tube vial thing than put in the freezer
lotta work but well worth it
i will try this than pollinate to see if it works if soo hell yea
is the pollen ready straight out of the freezer??
M
MicroDude
Anybody know where to buy the orange silica? The blue has cancer causing agents in it id like to stay away from.
M
MicroDude
Here is the MSDS http://www.jtbaker.com/msds/englishhtml/c4928.htm
When I smoke I do inhale. So id rather not roll the dice with this one. Anybody use the orange indicating silica know where I can buy it from a brick and mortar store? Michaels craft store only had some silica sand. Not very practical.
When I smoke I do inhale. So id rather not roll the dice with this one. Anybody use the orange indicating silica know where I can buy it from a brick and mortar store? Michaels craft store only had some silica sand. Not very practical.
M
MicroDude
If anybody knows a brick and mortar store where they sell the blue silica that would be helpful also. I am sure they would also carry the orange kind.
tHANKS md ambrosia
tHANKS md ambrosia
I almost smoked that stuff once. the silica gel
got in the seed pack & I was cleaning the seeds when
I noticed the little gel flecks..........
So if you have cats make sure there's no cobalt blue
in there cause your cat will fill the air when scratching.
I stored some pollen & used it today.
when you pour that stuff out a dust clouds can
puff up; very fine like talcum;
so it can easily go in your lungs without a mask.
Thanks for the big health tip.
Wonder what they'll find in the orange stuff.
tHANKS md ambrosia
I almost smoked that stuff once. the silica gel
got in the seed pack & I was cleaning the seeds when
I noticed the little gel flecks..........
So if you have cats make sure there's no cobalt blue
in there cause your cat will fill the air when scratching.
I stored some pollen & used it today.
when you pour that stuff out a dust clouds can
puff up; very fine like talcum;
so it can easily go in your lungs without a mask.
Thanks for the big health tip.
Wonder what they'll find in the orange stuff.
6 Month old Pollen!!!
6 Month old Pollen!!!
Hi All!
Kool Info from you'll.... A business card had OG Kush S-1 pollen on
it, that was left on a window sill for 6 months in the open air still in the little bananas......used it on a Grapefruit X Haze female 5 weeks into flowering on a
lower bud, so it's 8 weeks now,soooo we shall see if it worked!!!! Here's a pic of the bud area....
6 Month old Pollen!!!
Hi All!
Kool Info from you'll.... A business card had OG Kush S-1 pollen onit, that was left on a window sill for 6 months in the open air still in the little bananas......used it on a Grapefruit X Haze female 5 weeks into flowering on a
lower bud, so it's 8 weeks now,soooo we shall see if it worked!!!! Here's a pic of the bud area....
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I bet it works. That male stuff is powerful.......
