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I stripped some leaves already and some sacs are open but didn't get any pollen to drop when I tapped them.A little hard to tell but looks about ready , me personally would strip some leaves if not all and put wax or something underneath it to collect the pollen . Then scoop up into a container and into the fridge or freezer but I'm interested in hearing how other do it also as with out a dedicated space I sometimes guess wrong myself and never get pollen but it's like playing Russian roulette when you keep them in the flower room for a week or two .
Curious for some clever collecting ideas I know @JAWS has a neat way of doing it but I'll let him chime in , if he is so inclined
A few are open for sure I took it out last night when I took the picture. I read a old post saying males will keep flowering no matter the schedule so it's under cfl like you suggested with no timer. gonna find something to Lay down so I can collect pollen. Do I shake or harvest whole sacs? I have bubble bags / pollen bags to sift if necessary.It looks like a few may have already opened, which means your fems may already be lightly pollenated. I would pull the male out of the garden now & use a CFL or something to finish the flowering (in another room) & collect pollen. Put the plant on top of waxed paper or something similar to catch the pollen & flowers as they fall. Discard everything except the pollen.
Let the pollen dry for at least a day and then wrap it up in paper twists. You can add some flour to the pollen to stretch it. Storing the pollen in paper allows it to continue to dry, storing it in small amounts means you can just pull what you need for each fem. Store the paper twists full of pollen in a glass jar with a tight-fitting lid; I'd put dessicant or rice in the bottom of the jar to maintain humidity.
Store it in the fridge - when you pull it out to take some pollen, let the entire jar come up to room temp before opening it (or you will have condensation inside the jar and kill the pollen with humidity). You can also freeze the pollen for longer-term storage.
Yea been hit and miss myselfI stripped some leaves already and some sacs are open but didn't get any pollen to drop when I tapped them.
Flip the male clone now before he gets any bigger,he,ll stay small,youll get pollen and he ll be easier to contain,i once flipped a male clone straight away and kept him in a big clear tub,a few branches is all you need,good luck,76Yea been hit and miss myself
@Ambre what are your signs of time to pull out of flower room , if like myself you only have that option to start ( and time frame) as I kinda get anxious at the thought of ruining a crop to collect pollen and if there is a really nice male I also have a hard time letting him go .
I usually go like 2 weeks after balls are visable and then pull to a closet with a cfl or my old school 150 hps but my anxiety has had me pull my last male , still got. A clone thou
Yea been hit and miss myself
@Ambre what are your signs of time to pull out of flower room , if like myself you only have that option to start ( and time frame) as I kinda get anxious at the thought of ruining a crop to collect pollen and if there is a really nice male I also have a hard time letting him go .
I usually go like 2 weeks after balls are visable and then pull to a closet with a cfl or my old school 150 hps but my anxiety has had me pull my last male , still got. A clone thou
Some of the sacs will fall to the catch paper along with the pollen. I fold the catch paper and shake it to loosen pollen from the sacs, then use a tea strainer or something similar to allow the pollen to fall through and retain the sacs in the strainer. Throw the sacs away and just keep the pollen.A few are open for sure I took it out last night when I took the picture. I read a old post saying males will keep flowering no matter the schedule so it's under cfl like you suggested with no timer. gonna find something to Lay down so I can collect pollen. Do I shake or harvest whole sacs? I have bubble bags / pollen bags to sift if necessary.
Cool think I got it ... Thanks for the detailsSome of the sacs will fall to the catch paper along with the pollen. I fold the catch paper and shake it to loosen pollen from the sacs, then use a tea strainer or something similar to allow the pollen to fall through and retain the sacs in the strainer. Throw the sacs away and just keep the pollen.
I like this idea too@JAWS walked me through my first time doing it and I was 100% successful. His way of doing it was easy and productive.
He told me to take my male outta the flower room put wax paper underneath the plant. Put the plant on a 45 degree angle and lightly tap the branches to let the pollen fall on the wax paper. Scrape it up store in pill bottle or similar and put in fridge.
I was looking for this thread thanks. Gonna read thru it againTake a look at this - this is an isolation chamber for male plants that is sealed/filtered to prevent pollen from getting loose on your fems.
https://www.thcfarmer.com/community/threads/breeding-box.62623/#post-1229070
The full thread is at ICmag, the design is from JLP there. I've made a couple of these over the years. You still need to carry this chamber outside of your flowering room when you open it to prevent accidental pollenation.
@JAWS walked me through my first time doing it and I was 100% successful. His way of doing it was easy and productive.
He told me to take my male outta the flower room put wax paper underneath the plant. Put the plant on a 45 degree angle and lightly tap the branches to let the pollen fall on the wax paper. Scrape it up store in pill bottle or similar and put in fridge.
just be clear on the SCRAPPING you remember what i told you about doing that right?.
NO piling of the pollen after it gets on the wax paper fold HALF PIPE style and pour your dry pollen into your container. never pile your pollen unless or until it's 100% dry or you could run into problems with moisture and ruin your pollen right out the gate. always clean your pollen as well never leave bits and pieces of shit in your pollen stock.
thank you:)
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