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offthehook · 07-26-2013, 03:00 AM

I've got 3, half square meter guerilla spots with each 10 auto flowering females on them.

1 is about 4 meters left from the one in the middle and the other about 2.5 meters right besides the one in the middle.

On the spot in the middle are 4, 4.5ft (135cm)tall flowering males amongst females.

How succesfull pollination rate can I expect on the both adjacent plots with only females?

Will it be the same good as the plot in the middle where males and females are sharing the same square half meter? or will the distance dillute the pollen by some?

floralheart · 07-27-2013, 04:55 AM

shake it over the plants 4-6 weeks in and you'll be at 100 percent.

it kind of has to do with the wind and bugs and critters and such, if left to nature.

STUNKY · 07-27-2013, 05:06 AM

Lots of factors, but yeah distance will probley dilute.. Unless ur wanting seeds then don't leave the males to long.

Marco61 · 07-27-2013, 05:10 AM

Cannabis can pollinate another plant from over a mile away. If you are worried you could always cover one of the male branches in a bag, tie it shut and shake it for a few days. Pollen will collect inside, then just apply the pollen with a small paintbrush to the desired flowers.

offthehook · 07-27-2013, 03:17 PM

Thanks for stopping by and giving me your opinion guys.

Yes, I do want the other spots to become succesfully seeded too, preferably without interfering myself and pollinating them by hand.

2.5 & 4 meters from the nearest males isn't that much, so I was hoping to run into someone having real live experience with that kind of distances.

If I don't pollinate by hand, the males will shed their pollen gradually over several weeks.
I can imagine it having the same effect as shaking them myself all at once, but I just was n't sure how succesfull it would be.
They are standing here near our sea coast where there use to be plenty of wind.

I would not want to have a bag over them, for it could attract unwanted attention.
Cutting them off and keeping them alive in a bottle with water and collect pollen elsewhere would be a last resort too. (The plot on the left are early/auto crosses that haven't shown pistills yet, so I need the autoflowering males to stay alive for as long as possible. Because of frequent raids, doing it at my place won't be a good option either. Last time they were here, first thing they did was checking out my freezer ^^)

I have seen charts of how shotgun pellets disperse with distance. Now I wished having access to similar charts of pollen dispersion, lol

07-26-2013, 03:00 AM	#1
offthehook Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: 65 Finland Posts: 1,250	How succesfull pollination rate can I expect? I've got 3, half square meter guerilla spots with each 10 auto flowering females on them. 1 is about 4 meters left from the one in the middle and the other about 2.5 meters right besides the one in the middle. On the spot in the middle are 4, 4.5ft (135cm)tall flowering males amongst females. How succesfull pollination rate can I expect on the both adjacent plots with only females? Will it be the same good as the plot in the middle where males and females are sharing the same square half meter? or will the distance dillute the pollen by some? __________________ In the Matrix it's called a drug. Everyone else in Real Life just calls it a plant.
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07-27-2013, 04:55 AM	#2
floralheart Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: USA Posts: 2,026	shake it over the plants 4-6 weeks in and you'll be at 100 percent. it kind of has to do with the wind and bugs and critters and such, if left to nature. __________________ Growing weed is like riding a bike... through a police station... with a joint in your hand
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07-27-2013, 05:06 AM	#3
STUNKY Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 341	Lots of factors, but yeah distance will probley dilute.. Unless ur wanting seeds then don't leave the males to long.
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07-27-2013, 05:10 AM	#4
Marco61 Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 127	Cannabis can pollinate another plant from over a mile away. If you are worried you could always cover one of the male branches in a bag, tie it shut and shake it for a few days. Pollen will collect inside, then just apply the pollen with a small paintbrush to the desired flowers.
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07-27-2013, 03:17 PM	#5
offthehook Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: 65 Finland Posts: 1,250	Thanks for stopping by and giving me your opinion guys. Yes, I do want the other spots to become succesfully seeded too, preferably without interfering myself and pollinating them by hand. 2.5 & 4 meters from the nearest males isn't that much, so I was hoping to run into someone having real live experience with that kind of distances. If I don't pollinate by hand, the males will shed their pollen gradually over several weeks. I can imagine it having the same effect as shaking them myself all at once, but I just was n't sure how succesfull it would be. They are standing here near our sea coast where there use to be plenty of wind. I would not want to have a bag over them, for it could attract unwanted attention. Cutting them off and keeping them alive in a bottle with water and collect pollen elsewhere would be a last resort too. (The plot on the left are early/auto crosses that haven't shown pistills yet, so I need the autoflowering males to stay alive for as long as possible. Because of frequent raids, doing it at my place won't be a good option either. Last time they were here, first thing they did was checking out my freezer ^^) I have seen charts of how shotgun pellets disperse with distance. Now I wished having access to similar charts of pollen dispersion, lol __________________ In the Matrix it's called a drug. Everyone else in Real Life just calls it a plant. Last edited by offthehook; 07-27-2013 at 03:47 PM..
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