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mister c · 03-17-2018, 12:58 AM

I have some seeds i made and started indoor for this outdoor season, maybe 3-4 weeks old under a t5 for 24hrs. Tiny foam cups...they need transplanted.

Strains:

Blue Lime Pie f2
Guava Stardawg x heavenly hashplant male
Cougar milk x heavenly hashplant male

One of the guava males has showed up already and is flowering, spitting pollen. Everything else hasnt showed sex. Id like to keep this male around for a bit due to his quickness and shoot for some quicker flowering varieties in the future.

Ive never tried holding a male past flower. Normally, i just collect the pollen and get rid of it.

Any techniques out there to keep a male longterm in the mom room? Or just let it dump pollen and carry on with 24hr lighting?

Thanks

MJPassion · 03-17-2018, 01:21 AM

Are you looking for early flowering characteristics? Possibly auto flowering?

Without much more info, This seems a good male for exploring that route.

Keep males as any other mom type plant.

TimeKeeper · 04-04-2018, 06:32 PM

Like MJ said you can keep males in veg just like any of your mom plants. One thing to keep in mind is a lot of males will continue to produce pollen sacs even under 24 hours of light. I will prune my males really hard and keep an eye out for any sacs. Other than that no issues.

03-17-2018, 12:58 AM	#1
mister c freedom is priceless.... Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: west coast california Posts: 286	Keeping males long-term I have some seeds i made and started indoor for this outdoor season, maybe 3-4 weeks old under a t5 for 24hrs. Tiny foam cups...they need transplanted. Strains: Blue Lime Pie f2 Guava Stardawg x heavenly hashplant male Cougar milk x heavenly hashplant male One of the guava males has showed up already and is flowering, spitting pollen. Everything else hasnt showed sex. Id like to keep this male around for a bit due to his quickness and shoot for some quicker flowering varieties in the future. Ive never tried holding a male past flower. Normally, i just collect the pollen and get rid of it. Any techniques out there to keep a male longterm in the mom room? Or just let it dump pollen and carry on with 24hr lighting? Thanks Attached Thumbnails
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03-17-2018, 01:21 AM	#2
MJPassion Observer Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: uni-verse Posts: 5,584	Are you looking for early flowering characteristics? Possibly auto flowering? Without much more info, This seems a good male for exploring that route. Keep males as any other mom type plant.
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04-04-2018, 06:32 PM	#3
TimeKeeper Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: In the clouds Posts: 96	Like MJ said you can keep males in veg just like any of your mom plants. One thing to keep in mind is a lot of males will continue to produce pollen sacs even under 24 hours of light. I will prune my males really hard and keep an eye out for any sacs. Other than that no issues.
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