philthegeek
Well-Known Member
Hi all.
Current grow:
White Widow First Grow
Have females in main grow tent, and some males in a separate "spacebox".
Currently have the males with paper bags over some of the branches. I think they will start to shed pollen next few days as some of the older flowers that aren't "bagged" have opened up.
One objective of this grow is to produce a stack of regular seed. Had all kinds of bother getting viable seed to start this grow. Importing a bit dodgy here. We have very strict quarantine regs and inspections in Oz.
So, plan is to collect fresh pollen. Then i intend to pollinate by paintbrush a branch or two on each of the females i have in the main tent, but leave most branches un-pollinated.
That will give me (i hope) a stock of regular 50/50 male female seed as my backup. Next grow will be clones i have just transplanted, as well as a reveg of current plants and will try to get the feminised seed thing happening from them.
Anyhow. Opinions on if this is a viable plan?? Downsides??
And question? Am 20 days into flowering now. White Widow photo plants.
How soon to do the pollination thing??
Current grow:
White Widow First Grow
Have females in main grow tent, and some males in a separate "spacebox".
Currently have the males with paper bags over some of the branches. I think they will start to shed pollen next few days as some of the older flowers that aren't "bagged" have opened up.
One objective of this grow is to produce a stack of regular seed. Had all kinds of bother getting viable seed to start this grow. Importing a bit dodgy here. We have very strict quarantine regs and inspections in Oz.
So, plan is to collect fresh pollen. Then i intend to pollinate by paintbrush a branch or two on each of the females i have in the main tent, but leave most branches un-pollinated.
That will give me (i hope) a stock of regular 50/50 male female seed as my backup. Next grow will be clones i have just transplanted, as well as a reveg of current plants and will try to get the feminised seed thing happening from them.
Anyhow. Opinions on if this is a viable plan?? Downsides??
And question? Am 20 days into flowering now. White Widow photo plants.
How soon to do the pollination thing??