How long does pollen live.

Cbsmoke

Active Member
I have had 3 runs in a row. Now that hermed.. I am confused..".. a plant can only herm if in flower that’s means pollen can live over 4 months in my tent. One month no activty then 2 months veg. And pollen is still in the tent....to make the second plant herm. And then for the 3rd run. It must be bunk seeds i have got nice plants before so no light leak.
 

CaliRootz88

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Herm is when a plant produces male parts (balls) and female parts and pollinates itself and possibly others nearby. The male sacs on a (herm) will likely will carry the “herm” characteristics to itself and any other plant it pollinates.

Herm can happen from stress, environment, light leaks, bad genetics (herm plants produce herm seeds) (you buy/grow herm seeds unknowingly). It pays off to dive into breeders local and aboard. Find good genetics.

Nanners look like tiny bananas that sometimes protrude through a bud or sometimes stay inside a bud. and are female only pollen and not herm. Since nanners lack the males Y chromosome nanners produce fem seeds and don’t pass on herm traits.
Nanners is a way fem plants try to preserve its genetics. Nanners on one plant can pollinate a nearby female as well. Those seeds would be fem also.
Clones are less likely to nanner and are more stable.
 

Doug Dawson

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I have had 3 runs in a row. Now that hermed.. I am confused..".. a plant can only herm if in flower that’s means pollen can live over 4 months in my tent. One month no activty then 2 months veg. And pollen is still in the tent....to make the second plant herm. And then for the 3rd run. It must be bunk seeds i have got nice plants before so no light leak.
I agree with above. Left over pollen in a tent, even if viable, will cause seeds and not herm's. You need to look for your issue elsewhere such as their environment or their genetics.
 

Powertech

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Best way to ensure good seeds is to breed them yourself. Great thing is you get to pick what traits to mix up and see which ones come out in the wash. It’s a whole lot of fun too!

as far as pollen goes, just mix some iso in a spray bottle, and go to town. Take apart and wipe fans down. If you use ducting, just swap it out if you can afford it.
Good luck to you, if you in NorCal pm me and I’ll hook you up with good seeds
 

Nope_49595933949

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I have had 3 runs in a row. Now that hermed.. I am confused..".. a plant can only herm if in flower that’s means pollen can live over 4 months in my tent. One month no activty then 2 months veg. And pollen is still in the tent....to make the second plant herm. And then for the 3rd run. It must be bunk seeds i have got nice plants before so no light leak.
That's not what your plants are herming. It's either shitty genetics, shitty environment, or a combination of the 2.
 

Cbsmoke

Active Member
Herm is when a plant produces male parts (balls) and female parts and pollinates itself and possibly others nearby. The male sacs on a (herm) will likely will carry the “herm” characteristics to itself and any other plant it pollinates.

Herm can happen from stress, environment, light leaks, bad genetics (herm plants produce herm seeds) (you buy/grow herm seeds unknowingly). It pays off to dive into breeders local and aboard. Find good genetics.

Nanners look like tiny bananas that sometimes protrude through a bud or sometimes stay inside a bud. and are female only pollen and not herm. Since nanners lack the males Y chromosome nanners produce fem seeds and don’t pass on herm traits.
Nanners is a way fem plants try to preserve its genetics. Clones are less likely to nanner and are more stable.
That's not what your plants are herming. It's either shitty genetics, shitty environment, or a combination of the 2.
Ac infinity auto set
 

SirSmokesAlittle

Active Member
If you have a ton of seeded plants when you don’t want them to be, or in a case like mine when you are breeding and one of the plants from a new strain you were using as females goes herm and seeds everything with herm pollen, you can just make a ton of hash,
How do you make your hash?
 
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