[v1ru5]

Here's my two Rare Dankness' Dieselwreck Haze males;









These are downstairs in the bathroom.


I have a flowering room upstairs, not so far from the bathroom.


Is there any safe way for me to let the bigger male somehow drop some pollen without risking the flowering room getting pollinated?



Never did any in-purpose breeding so I am very unsure about the pollen potency of this wind-pollinated species - I'd guess even the slightest amount in the air is enough to pollinate loads of females?



I tried to look the guides, but didn't manage to understand a clear answer to my question...


How would you do it?

[v1ru5]

What a helpful forum! Obviously the wrong section?

Can some moderator move this post to the appropriate section?

[vostok]

I'm always at this pollination thing, and share your concern, as this is a big male, understand you may need only a fraction of him, so often my males show sex about 2 weeks ahead of females, its then I seriously strip him down to but half or even 2/3rds less foliage, you don't need a big boy, if the amount of females is less than 5 you want to pollinate then you really only need perhaps just one limb of male flowers, (the prime limb?)again you strip him down, be careful tho to much defoliating may make him herm...?

I do move him to another room furthest from the grow area, with no air flow, others do keep him in their grow rooms but have a plastic bag over him ..I prefer distance, and lock him in a dark closet each night on a 45 degree angle over a large mirror, each morning I awake to scape up pollen thats fallen morning and night.
On each visit to the plant, I exit but spray a couple of squirts of water from a hand spray bottle above my head to neutralize the pollen, sounds dumb but has worked for me for 4 years now

good luck "V"

[TheRealHash]

If he herms from defoliation you didn't want him for a stud anyways..


I like to collect male flowers in a small paper bag once they are developed fully and just about to open. They'll open up in the bag once the start to dry out.. Then you won't have them opening up right next to your ladies..

Once the flowers have opened up in the paper bag just insert the branch from the female that you want to pollinate into the bag and give it a gentle shake.

Hold the top of the bag closed around the branch while you're shaking it around and wait minute before you gently remove the bag.

You only need a few flowers in there, a little bit of pollen goes a long way.

I would probably use that short, stocky male..

[ECtraveler]

They make special bags for that makes it almost error-proof. Google pollen collection bags or pollen isolation bags. Most if the top results will Bubble Bags but you'll find what you're looking for.

[rootfingers]

I like the idea of pulling off male flowers before they open but if next time you have plans to collect in the same room try JLP's method -

https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?threadid=46076