19 September, 43° North: is it too late to pollinate?

[Treevly]

I have discovered a growee with unusually good characteristics. Is it too late to pollinate it and still get seeds this year? It's a Kush cross, not a late one.

Latitude is same as Milwaukee and Lansing.

Thanks.

 

[Noonin NorCal]

Do you have white hairs on your bitch? female plant?

 

[Koondense]

You need at least 4-5 weeks to get some viable seeds, some will be good to germinate after this time,most won't be mature enough.
Give it a try if you plan to harvest in mid/late october.


Cheers

 

[willydread]

Actually i am at 45 n, I'm pollinating now ....

 

[dimodz]

yeah you needs till end of next month or longer depends on your male is early ones or late ones

 

[St. Phatty]

Is the female in a pot or is it in the ground ?

 

['Boogieman']

Pollinate a lower branch and let it go longer.

 

[Amynamous]

I’ve gotten viable seeds after three weeks. 4-5 weeks are obviously better, but some of the seeds should be viable. Also, maybe Treevly will have a late freeze. I vote for pollination.

 

[troutman]

We can all hope for a nice Fall.

I'm finished pollinating and hope the plants can stay out until mid-October before it gets too cold.

 

[Treevly]

Thanks for all the feedback and suggestions!

I think this: ""[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Pollinate a lower branch and let it go longer."" sums it up.

Problem is, there is some chance of rain tomorrow, and then a better chance for the next two days - and pollen does not like rain.

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[troutman]

Don't worry about rain.

Pollen germinates and fertilizes the seed ovule within a few hours at most.

 

[Treevly]

Done! (Alion pollion.)

 

[Treevly]

Don't worry about rain.

Pollen germinates and fertilizes the seed ovule within a few hours at most.

Thanks for that.

 

[browntrout]

It is very strain dependent but generally yes Sept.19 is about 2-3 weeks from more optimal pollination, that is for most earlier varieties and certainly later types at 43-45N regardless of white hairs.

I'm at 45N I have a a multitude of strains that started receiving pollen end of august/first week September and are still 2-3 weeks out from ripe seed.

The odd strain however nearing the end of flower will take pollen and turn it into ripe seed very fast (under two weeks) I have seen this only a few times however.

You are best to pollinate a lower branch and take it indoors after the top is cut or leave it outdoors until it starts too mold or is close to being killed by frost.