I am beginning my second spring working with this wonderful plant. Last year I played around with the feminizing spray and managed to make some auto flower seeds. This year I bought some Girl Scout Cookies regular seeds (6) and would very much like to try to make more regular seeds as I am told this is a very good strain. I've done a good bit of reading on this. I understand the concept pretty well I think. I do however have a couple questions for which I haven't found an answer.
First.........I have a total of 6 of the GSC regular seeds. What I am thinking is to germinate all 6 of them together as I want my best chance to make seeds. I guess in an ideal world I'll have one male and then select my favorite 2 females to pollinate. I'm a realist and know that at my age I don't need 2,000 Girl Scout Cookies seeds. I would most likely pollinate 4 or 5 buds on each of the two selected females.
My question is.........Would you germinate all 6 together or do less and why?
Second............Is there a system/method used to have the male and female both reach their sexual prime together? Maximum pollen production at the exact time the female is filled with beautiful pistils? I attempted this last summer with 3 White Widow seeds. I ended up with a male and two females. Unfortunately the male did not start producing pollen until several weeks after the pistils on the females were shut down. I tried dusting one just in case. I took the female that looked the most promising and held the male over top of the female and shook the heck out of the male. I got three seeds out of the deal so at least I didn't strike out. But seriously, do you have to push the male a little harder then the females to get him to where he needs to be when the girls are ready?
Third.............This is a quick one. Can you "over-pollinate" a plant or bud?
Oh...............the breeding attempt will be indoors this year. Last year was outdoors.
Thanks for your help.
First.........I have a total of 6 of the GSC regular seeds. What I am thinking is to germinate all 6 of them together as I want my best chance to make seeds. I guess in an ideal world I'll have one male and then select my favorite 2 females to pollinate. I'm a realist and know that at my age I don't need 2,000 Girl Scout Cookies seeds. I would most likely pollinate 4 or 5 buds on each of the two selected females.
My question is.........Would you germinate all 6 together or do less and why?
Second............Is there a system/method used to have the male and female both reach their sexual prime together? Maximum pollen production at the exact time the female is filled with beautiful pistils? I attempted this last summer with 3 White Widow seeds. I ended up with a male and two females. Unfortunately the male did not start producing pollen until several weeks after the pistils on the females were shut down. I tried dusting one just in case. I took the female that looked the most promising and held the male over top of the female and shook the heck out of the male. I got three seeds out of the deal so at least I didn't strike out. But seriously, do you have to push the male a little harder then the females to get him to where he needs to be when the girls are ready?
Third.............This is a quick one. Can you "over-pollinate" a plant or bud?
Oh...............the breeding attempt will be indoors this year. Last year was outdoors.
Thanks for your help.