seed harvest

[Akornpatch]

Everytime I do a few seeds I seem to harvest too early and only get a few viable seeds, and a bunch of hollow green shells. I guess I'm too anxious to get the seeds, and not sacrifice the bud to get them.

Questions:

Am I just too impatient?

What's the best way to to tell when the beans are ready?

[Racefan]

Don't know. I grow sensimilla.lol

[Akornpatch]

^^That helps.^^

This is some really good shit and I need to keep the gene's rolling...hence the bean harvest. Otherwise it's sensi all the way.

[mr.mike]

When I would make seeds, it seemed that the seeds would grow in the calyx until it peeked open a little and you could see a little brown seed getting ready to either jump out or drop.

I think that when they all look brown a little that you can see....then wait another week or two.

[RooRman]

I would either grow for seed specifically or grow just for bud.

The seeds will suffer in quality if you are still after the buds, and vice versa.

[DankCloset]

dude, what you should do, is wait for it burst with a flower, then you know its A. over ripe and i wouldnt smoke it, B.fully mature seeds :D theres a picture and an explination somewhere on here.

its a grow journal, and its a F1 i believe.

[RangerDanger]

Males express sex first. Seperate males from females when they grow balls, then collect the pollen in a baggie and use a model airplane paintbrush to "paint" pollen onto the female buds as soon as they form.

Seeds from different strains take different lengths of time to mature. I've had some plants make seeds in under 3 weeks from time of pollination to fully ripe and viable. Some take up to 6 weeks.

Often an unpollinated female plant will grow false calyx's. They look exactly like seed pods but are hollow. You can determine what is what by simply giving a calyx or 2 a squeeze.

[DankCloset]

g1 rd, couldnt have explained it better, however i do reccomend checkin out that grow journal, take the time to look through em, it will be worth it.

[vintner]

I would sugest doing what RD says, but "painting" the lower bud sites. You can still harvest the main cola when it's ready and let the lower, polinated sites mature till you see the seeds pop out.
Dank, I'd like to see that journal too, but you're going to have to be a bit more specific. There are a ton of journals man.

[DankCloset]

iam a stoner, what are specifics lol, naw this grow journal was prett spacific, i think it was p.j's journal.

[vintner]

cool, thanks, too bad PJ's not around any more. I was really looking forward to the results of that soil comparison grow he started.

[Akornpatch]

i've been reading up in it...it's beast to wait until the calyx splits open.

Thanks for all your advice!

[DankCloset]

nay problem, anytime i can help, i do, why i dunno u ungrateful bastards lol, kidding. i want your rep points :DDDDDDDD no actually i dont cuz iam stoned and dont know what my fingers are typing as iam not looking at the monitor cuz of hot half naked chicks on t.v. wow, i love swimsuits that are painted on.......iam done.

[vintner]

Originally Posted by DankCloset

u ungrateful bastards lol, kidding. cuz of hot half naked chicks on t.v. wow, i love swimsuits that are painted on...

You're a very amusing pervert LOL I appreciate all your help man. What do rep points get you?

[DankCloset]

dude i have no clue, its starting to irritate me cuz everytime i log on, i look at it and think about it for a minute until my head hurts, then i move on to the growing section. lol