most efficient ways to collect pollen and to pollinate?

bigdaddyg8 · Jul 10, 2020

Im going to attempt making some seeds. would like to know if anybody has any experience in the most efficient ways to collect pollen and to pollenate. i have an order of thc-victory on the way that i like to pollenate with a malawi gold male. i don't want to do the whole plant just a branch. i searched thcFarmer really could not find anything relevant. any body with knowledge of this process or can send me some were to research this process would be greatly appreciated!
thanks!

Dan789 · Jul 10, 2020

During my last grow I attempted to isolate and grow out two males while inside large plastic bags, then collect the pollen that I accumulated. I wasn’t successful, I must not have stored the pollen collected correctly because when I brushed it onto a few buds 6 weeks from harvest, nothing happened...so I can’t offer any assistance, sorry.

shaganja · Jul 10, 2020

bigdaddyg8 said:
Im going to attempt making some seeds. would like to know if anybody has any experience in the most efficient ways to collect pollen and to pollenate. i have an order of thc-victory on the way that i like to pollenate with a malawi gold male. i don't want to do the whole plant just a branch. i searched thcFarmer really could not find anything relevant. any body with knowledge of this process or can send me some were to research this process would be greatly appreciated!
thanks!

If plants are growing at the same time, you can chop a branch of the male that has lots of pollen pods that are opening, and put it in a wine paper bag. The long narrow ones. And put the bag over the girl branch you wanna pollinate. And tape it shut. Come over and shake the bag when you are in the garden to make sure they mix. Some say leave the bag on for 24 hours. I leave mine on for three days. Make sure rain ISNT in the forecast.
When you take the bag off, mist the branch with water, so the pollen left on the branch is killed. I learned this one the hard way. If you don't, the wind takes that pollen and gives it to other plants.

This year I am trying a pollen collector technique I just found. I saw a method using a tray under the plant to catch pollen, and a clear bag with holes on top of the bag, to keep it from pollinating anyone else. Shake the plant to help the pollen drop, and it collects on the tray under your plant. I have a couple desicant packs from shoes I will put in the pollen jar, to keep em dry. We'll see how this way goes.
I hope any of this helps.

bigdaddyg8 · Jul 11, 2020

shaganja said:
If plants are growing at the same time, you can chop a branch of the male that has lots of pollen pods that are opening, and put it in a wine paper bag. The long narrow ones. And put the bag over the girl branch you wanna pollinate. And tape it shut. Come over and shake the bag when you are in the garden to make sure they mix. Some say leave the bag on for 24 hours. I leave mine on for three days. Make sure rain ISNT in the forecast.
When you take the bag off, mist the branch with water, so the pollen left on the branch is killed. I learned this one the hard way. If you don't, the wind takes that pollen and gives it to other plants.

This year I am trying a pollen collector technique I just found. I saw a method using a tray under the plant to catch pollen, and a clear bag with holes on top of the bag, to keep it from pollinating anyone else. Shake the plant to help the pollen drop, and it collects on the tray under your plant. I have a couple desicant packs from shoes I will put in the pollen jar, to keep em dry. We'll see how this way goes.
I hope any of this helps.

can you tell me about what week the male is ready to drop its pollen?

bigdaddyg8 · Jul 11, 2020

shaganja said:
If plants are growing at the same time, you can chop a branch of the male that has lots of pollen pods that are opening, and put it in a wine paper bag. The long narrow ones. And put the bag over the girl branch you wanna pollinate. And tape it shut. Come over and shake the bag when you are in the garden to make sure they mix. Some say leave the bag on for 24 hours. I leave mine on for three days. Make sure rain ISNT in the forecast.
When you take the bag off, mist the branch with water, so the pollen left on the branch is killed. I learned this one the hard way. If you don't, the wind takes that pollen and gives it to other plants.

This year I am trying a pollen collector technique I just found. I saw a method using a tray under the plant to catch pollen, and a clear bag with holes on top of the bag, to keep it from pollinating anyone else. Shake the plant to help the pollen drop, and it collects on the tray under your plant. I have a couple desicant packs from shoes I will put in the pollen jar, to keep em dry. We'll see how this way goes.
I hope any of this helps.

is it possible to freeze pollen?

shaganja · Jul 11, 2020

bigdaddyg8 said:
can you tell me about what week the male is ready to drop its pollen?

Depends on your strain. But if you look at your plant, you can see the pods opening.

bigdaddyg8 · Jul 11, 2020

shaganja said:
Depends on your strain. But if you look at your plant, you can see the pods opening.

and that's about when week, 1, 2, 3, 4 ?

kingTHC72 · Nov 28, 2024

bigdaddyg8 said:
can you tell me about what week the male is ready to drop its pollen?

Male plants should start dropping pollen between 2-4 weeks I'm collecting and pollinating now it's not as hard as it may seem just cover your branches for a day and like shaganja said spray after removing the bag and make sure to not have any wind present when pollinating your girls... Good luck and happy growing

Florida_Mike · Nov 28, 2024

shaganja said:
If plants are growing at the same time, you can chop a branch of the male that has lots of pollen pods that are opening, and put it in a wine paper bag. The long narrow ones. And put the bag over the girl branch you wanna pollinate. And tape it shut. Come over and shake the bag when you are in the garden to make sure they mix. Some say leave the bag on for 24 hours. I leave mine on for three days. Make sure rain ISNT in the forecast.
When you take the bag off, mist the branch with water, so the pollen left on the branch is killed. I learned this one the hard way. If you don't, the wind takes that pollen and gives it to other plants.

This year I am trying a pollen collector technique I just found. I saw a method using a tray under the plant to catch pollen, and a clear bag with holes on top of the bag, to keep it from pollinating anyone else. Shake the plant to help the pollen drop, and it collects on the tray under your plant. I have a couple desicant packs from shoes I will put in the pollen jar, to keep em dry. We'll see how this way goes.
I hope any of this helps.

back in the day i would cut branches with some nice swollen balls (close to opening) and put them on cookie sheets in a cool dark place and within a few days as sacs dry they will open. after they dry and open very carefully shake the pollen off onto the tray and bob's your uncle, store and use it as you please. i used to keep it in film cans and use a little paint brush to very carefully "paint" some buds with it (or use the baggie trick). whatever you do, have fun and keep on keeping on

Galgrows · Nov 28, 2024

FloridaMike said:
back in the day i would cut branches with some nice swollen balls (close to opening) and put them on cookie sheets in a cool dark place and within a few days as sacs dry they will open. after they dry and open very carefully shake the pollen off onto the tray and bob's your uncle, store and use it as you please. i used to keep it in film cans and use a little paint brush to very carefully "paint" some buds with it (or use the baggie trick). whatever you do, have fun and keep on keeping on

That's the way alot of the old school folks still do

most efficient ways to collect pollen and to pollinate?

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